Boys' name · since 1957
Jeffray
55 babies named Jeffray 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.
- #21,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeffray sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 55 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Jeffray recorded 55 times among boys since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1987.
- #21,526 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 55 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffray ranks #21,526 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 55
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jeffray's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeffray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeffray's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeffray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1987
- Peak year (1957)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jeffray by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (32 births, 58% of the file).
1960s was Jeffray's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jeffray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 32 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Jeffray's decade-level peak was the 1960s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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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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, 1957–1987 (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 Jeffray 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.