Boy nameCurrently #520 in the USFalling
Jeffrey
JEF-ree//ˈdʒɛfri//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19627 lettersStarts with J
Meaning & origin
Peaceful pledge
Jeffrey comes from the Germanic elements roughly meaning 'peace' and 'pledge', arriving in English via Norman French. A popular mid-to-late-20th-century name, it retains a friendly, dependable sound.
Jeffrey's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Jeffrey |
|---|---|
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 12 |
| 1913 | 13 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 21 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 16 |
| 1919 | 22 |
| 1920 | 22 |
| 1921 | 19 |
| 1922 | 30 |
| 1923 | 27 |
| 1924 | 31 |
| 1925 | 26 |
| 1926 | 27 |
| 1927 | 26 |
| 1928 | 36 |
| 1929 | 19 |
| 1930 | 34 |
| 1931 | 16 |
| 1932 | 37 |
| 1933 | 36 |
| 1934 | 47 |
| 1935 | 43 |
| 1936 | 69 |
| 1937 | 87 |
| 1938 | 156 |
| 1939 | 378 |
| 1940 | 799 |
| 1941 | 1,508 |
| 1942 | 2,060 |
| 1943 | 2,180 |
| 1944 | 2,332 |
| 1945 | 2,796 |
| 1946 | 4,139 |
| 1947 | 5,687 |
| 1948 | 5,952 |
| 1949 | 7,012 |
| 1950 | 7,665 |
| 1951 | 9,728 |
| 1952 | 12,028 |
| 1953 | 15,989 |
| 1954 | 19,085 |
| 1955 | 22,567 |
| 1956 | 23,324 |
| 1957 | 24,026 |
| 1958 | 24,283 |
| 1959 | 26,340 |
| 1960 | 28,913 |
| 1961 | 32,112 |
| 1962 | 33,614 |
| 1963 | 31,799 |
| 1964 | 30,812 |
| 1965 | 29,646 |
| 1966 | 30,285 |
| 1967 | 28,200 |
| 1968 | 28,479 |
| 1969 | 29,078 |
| 1970 | 30,282 |
| 1971 | 25,947 |
| 1972 | 21,776 |
| 1973 | 19,303 |
| 1974 | 19,418 |
| 1975 | 18,398 |
| 1976 | 17,095 |
| 1977 | 17,560 |
| 1978 | 17,092 |
| 1979 | 16,958 |
| 1980 | 16,478 |
| 1981 | 16,023 |
| 1982 | 16,129 |
| 1983 | 15,767 |
| 1984 | 14,855 |
| 1985 | 14,605 |
| 1986 | 13,741 |
| 1987 | 13,555 |
| 1988 | 12,477 |
| 1989 | 12,052 |
| 1990 | 11,020 |
| 1991 | 9,922 |
| 1992 | 8,505 |
| 1993 | 7,553 |
| 1994 | 6,542 |
| 1995 | 5,743 |
| 1996 | 5,272 |
| 1997 | 4,592 |
| 1998 | 4,196 |
| 1999 | 3,825 |
| 2000 | 3,570 |
| 2001 | 3,213 |
| 2002 | 3,008 |
| 2003 | 2,890 |
| 2004 | 2,735 |
| 2005 | 2,425 |
| 2006 | 2,267 |
| 2007 | 2,131 |
| 2008 | 1,998 |
| 2009 | 1,719 |
| 2010 | 1,625 |
| 2011 | 1,439 |
| 2012 | 1,513 |
| 2013 | 1,406 |
| 2014 | 1,379 |
| 2015 | 1,260 |
| 2016 | 1,172 |
| 2017 | 1,056 |
| 2018 | 1,015 |
| 2019 | 881 |
| 2020 | 794 |
| 2021 | 727 |
| 2022 | 679 |
| 2023 | 621 |
| 2024 | 587 |
Jeffrey through the decades
- Jeffrey peaked in 1962, when 33,614 babies were named Jeffrey in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Jeffrey has fallen 51% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Jeffrey currently ranks #520 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Jeff
Variants & spellings
Geoffrey