Jefery — boys' name
52 babies named Jefery in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
52 boys have been named Jefery since 1962, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1986.
- 52
- total births
- 1962–1986
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
54% of everyone ever named Jefery was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Jefery in 1968 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jefery
The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Jefery between 1962 and 1986, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jefery currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jefery performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jefery shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jefery in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 52 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Jefery at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jefery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1962
- Peak year (1968)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1986.
52 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1968 with 10 births in a single year.
Jefery by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 28 births that decade — 54% of Jefery's all-time total
Jefery decade highlights
- Peak decade 28 births
- Runner-up 14 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Jefery's strongest decade
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 54% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.