Boys' name · since 1919
Jeffry
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 15,400 babies named Jeffry, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,911 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,400
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jeffry currently ranks #5911 among boys' names in America, with 15,400 babies recorded since 1919.
Jeffry has 15,400 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5911 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #958 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,911 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,400 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeffry ranks #958 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,911 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,400 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,911 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,400
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jeffry's 15,400 recorded births place it above 97.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jeffry compares
15,400 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jeffry's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jeffry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,400 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 553 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jeffry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jeffry's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 22% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 78%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 553, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jeffry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 553
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Jeffry popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1962 (Jeffry as girls' name)
Jeffry by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (4,461 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Jeffry's strongest decade.
4,461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jeffry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 1,053
1940s
1,053 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,461 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,311 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,233 births
- 1980s 1,381
1980s
1,381 births
- 1990s 856
1990s
856 births
- 2000s 592
2000s
592 births
- 2010s 347
2010s
347 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 4,461 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jeffry compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jeffry's total volume
Jeffry by state
Where Jeffry concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,479 | 9.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 934 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 909 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 864 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 808 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 768 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 700 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 626 | 4.1% |
1,479 of 15,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Jeffry appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jeffry's data
- Jeffry's decade-level peak was the 1950s (4,461 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeffrys (1,479 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jeffry: 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 (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Jeffry 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.