Jeffer — boys' name
30 babies named Jeffer in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
30 boys have been named Jeffer since 1930, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 2002.
- 30
- total births
- 1930–2002
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 17%
- born in that decade
17% of everyone ever named Jeffer was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Jeffer in 1930 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jeffer
The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Jeffer between 1930 and 2002, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeffer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeffer performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jeffer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jeffer 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 30 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.
Jeffer at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jeffer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1930
- Peak year (1930)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2002.
30 total births across 73 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1930 with 5 births in a single year.
Jeffer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 5 births that decade — 17% of Jeffer's all-time total
Jeffer decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Jeffer's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% 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, 1930–2002 (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.