Boys' name · since 1962
Jeffary
35 babies named Jeffary in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeffary sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 35 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffary has been recorded 35 times among boys since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1972.
- #24,707 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffary ranks #24,707 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #24,707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeffary's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeffary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeffary's full recorded timeline at 1966, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jeffary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1972
- Peak year (1967)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Jeffary by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (30 births, 86% of the file).
1960s was Jeffary's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Jeffary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 30 births (86% of all-time use).
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- Jeffary's decade-level peak was the 1960s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeffary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–1972 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jeffary draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.