Boys' name · since 1957
Jefford
11 babies named Jefford in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1957–1958
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
11 boys have been named Jefford since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jefford recorded 11 times among boys since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1958.
- 11 total births
- 1957–1958 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jefford's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jefford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jefford's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jefford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1958
- Peak year (1957)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Jefford by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Jefford's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jefford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1957–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jefford: Baby Name Since 1957 - 11 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jefford. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jefford 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 July 2026.