Boys' name · since 1988
Jefte
158 babies named Jefte in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,547 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jefte currently ranks #12547 among boys' names in America, with 158 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jefte has been recorded 158 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #12547 nationally and more common than 10% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #14,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,547 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jefte ranks #14,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,547 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 158 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,547 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jefte's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jefte compares
158 34th percentile among 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
Jefte's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jefte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jefte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jefte's full recorded timeline at 2009, 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 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jefte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jefte by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Jefte's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jefte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (45% of all-time use).
Jefte by state
Where Jefte concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 6.3% |
10 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jefte's data
- Jefte's decade-level peak was the 2000s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeftes (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jefte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Jefte 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.