NameTides

Jeffery

Jeffery was the #1,554 boys' name in the US in 2025 (110 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales.

Jeffery as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Jeffery as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Jeffery as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,554 (110)#3,256 (6)———
2024#1,295 (151)#5,120 (3)———
2023#1,258 (153)#4,992 (3)—#2,614 (6)—
2022#1,180 (173)#4,790 (3)—#1,895 (9)—
2021#1,114 (184)#4,789 (3)—#2,812 (5)—
2020#992 (215)#3,848 (4)—#1,708 (10)—
2019#897 (244)——#1,375 (14)—
2018#852 (259)——#1,175 (17)—
2017#754 (312)#3,040 (6)—#1,422 (13)—
2016#770 (314)#3,478 (5)—#1,198 (17)—
2015#776 (305)#2,483 (8)—#1,266 (15)—
2014#662 (388)#3,362 (5)—#1,062 (19)—
2013#622 (397)#2,403 (8)—#1,551 (11)—
2012#641 (373)——#1,257 (15)—
2011#601 (409)#2,892 (6)—#958 (22)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1962 at #45.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1894.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jeffery is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jeffery by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #999MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Jeffery (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JefferyCanadaBoys—too few
JefferyEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
JefferyIrelandBoys—too few
JefferyNSWBoys—too few
JefferyUSGirls—too few
JefferyUSBoys#1,554110