Jefferson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of jeffrey; jeffrey's son.
Babies a year
353
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#831
down from #711
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Jefferson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #672 |
| 2016 | #620 |
| 2017 | #696 |
| 2018 | #681 |
| 2019 | #739 |
| 2020 | #706 |
| 2021 | #723 |
| 2022 | #759 |
| 2023 | #762 |
| 2024 | #711 |
| 2025 | #831 |
Jefferson was given to 353 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jefferson was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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