Recorded 1943–2006 Boys' name Peak 1967 1,166 births

Jeffory — boys' name

1,166 babies named Jeffory in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s511950s3031960s4491970s2001980s1121990s462000s5
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Jeffory was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

52 babies were named Jeffory in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeffory

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,166 babies named Jeffory between 1943 and 2006, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeffory currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeffory performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 449 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jeffory shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeffory in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeffory 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 1,166 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.

Jeffory at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

1,166

Since 1943

64 years of records

Peak year

1967

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1943

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jeffory popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1943

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1967)
52
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Jeffory by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
449 births that decade — 39% of Jeffory's all-time total
1940s511950s3031960s4491970s2001980s1121990s462000s5

Jeffory by state

Where Jeffory concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jeffory
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 2.1%
#2 Texas
19 1.6%
#3 Illinois
11 0.9%
#4 Ohio
11 0.9%
#5 Wisconsin
10 0.9%
#6 Michigan
8 0.7%
#7 Indiana
6 0.5%
#8 Iowa
5 0.4%
California share of Jeffory's total US births 2.1%
Even split

24 of 1,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeffory?
1,166 babies have been named Jeffory since 1943. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1967 with 52 births.
When was Jeffory most popular?
Jeffory was most popular in the 1960s decade with 449 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Jeffory most popular?
The top states for the name Jeffory are California (24 births), Texas (19 births), Illinois (11 births).
How long has the name Jeffory been used?
Jeffory has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 64 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jeffory?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeffrey, Jeffery, Jeff, Jefferson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1943–2006 (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.