Boys' name · since 1930
Jeffer
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.
- #25,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jeffer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 30 recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffer has been recorded 30 times among boys since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2002.
- #25,843 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1930
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffer ranks #25,843 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1930, peaking in the 1930s.
- #25,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1930
- 1930s
- peak decade
Jeffer's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeffer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jeffer splits its recorded history at 1972: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births).
Jeffer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2002
- Peak year (1930)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Jeffer by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (5 births, 17% of the file).
1930s was Jeffer's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Jeffer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (17% of all-time use).
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- Jeffer's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeffer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1930–2002 (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 Jeffer 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.