Jeffry — #6496 US boys' name
15,383 babies named Jeffry in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 54% of names given to boys today.
29% of everyone ever named Jeffry was born in this single decade.
553 babies were named Jeffry in 1956 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jeffry
The Social Security Administration has registered 15,383 babies named Jeffry between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeffry currently holds the #6496 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 553 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeffry performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 4,461 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Jeffry shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,478 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jeffry in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jeffry 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 15,383 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.
Jeffry at a glance
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Current rank
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Jeffry popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919
- Peak year (1956)
- 553
- Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
Currently ranks #6496 among boys.
15,383 total births across 106 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1956 with 553 births in a single year.
Jeffry popularity over time — girls
10 total births recorded since 1962 (Jeffry as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jeffry accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jeffry by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 4,461 births that decade — 29% of Jeffry's all-time total
Jeffry decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,461 births
- Runner-up 4,310 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Jeffry's strongest decade
4,461 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 29% of all-time use.
Jeffry by state
Where Jeffry concentrates geographically — total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,478 | 9.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 934 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 909 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 864 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 808 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 768 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 700 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 626 | 4.1% |
1,478 of 15,383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.6% of nationwide
- New York 6.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.6% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 43 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jeffry appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1919–2024 (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.