Recorded 1950–2017 Boys' name Peak 1967 767 births

Jefrey — boys' name

767 babies named Jefrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s821960s1551970s1311980s1421990s1292000s1062010s22
1960s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Jefrey was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

20 babies were named Jefrey in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jefrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 767 babies named Jefrey between 1950 and 2017, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jefrey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jefrey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jefrey 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 New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jefrey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jefrey 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 767 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.

Jefrey at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

767

Since 1950

68 years of records

Peak year

1967

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1950

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jefrey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1950

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1967)
20
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
0510152025 201720051997198919811973196519571950 5

Jefrey by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
155 births that decade — 20% of Jefrey's all-time total
1950s821960s1551970s1311980s1421990s1292000s1062010s22

Jefrey by state

Where Jefrey concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jefrey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 3.1%
#2 New York
17 2.2%
California share of Jefrey's total US births 3.1%
Even split

24 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jefrey?
767 babies have been named Jefrey since 1950. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1967 with 20 births.
When was Jefrey most popular?
Jefrey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Jefrey most popular?
The top states for the name Jefrey are California (24 births), New York (17 births).
How long has the name Jefrey been used?
Jefrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 68 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jefrey?
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, 1950–2017 (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.