Girls' name · since 1970
Jeffifer
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 170 babies named Jeffifer, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeffifer sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 170 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Jeffifer recorded 170 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1990.
- #21,480 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 170 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffifer ranks #21,480 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jeffifer's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeffifer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeffifer's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeffifer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1990
- Peak year (1978)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1990.
170 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1978 with 12 births in a single year.
Jeffifer by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (88 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Jeffifer's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jeffifer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 88 births (52% of all-time use).
Jeffifer decade highlights
- Peak decade 88 births
- Runner-up 72 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Jeffifer's data
- Jeffifer's decade-level peak was the 1980s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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 Jeffifer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1970–1990 (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 Jeffifer 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.
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