Boys' name · since 1952
Jeffries
Jeffries has 10 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jeffries is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 10 have been recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffries has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1953.
- #34,974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffries ranks #34,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #34,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jeffries's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jeffries's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jeffries's full recorded timeline at 1953, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births.
Jeffries popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1953
- Peak year (1952)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Jeffries by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Jeffries's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jeffries births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeffries: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~1 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, 1952–1953 (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 Jeffries 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.