Boys' name · since 1955
Jeffey
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 149 babies named Jeffey, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 149
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeffey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 149 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffey has been recorded 149 times among boys since 1955, 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 1955 to 1991.
- #14,793 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 149 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffey ranks #14,793 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,793 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 149
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeffey's 149 recorded births place it above 67.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeffey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeffey's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeffey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1991
- Peak year (1967)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jeffey by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (65 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Jeffey's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jeffey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
65 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 65 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Jeffey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- 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 Jeffey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1955–1991 (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 Jeffey 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.