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

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#552#726#899201520202025#831

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#672
2016#620
2017#696
2018#681
2019#739
2020#706
2021#723
2022#759
2023#762
2024#711
2025#831

Jefferson by the numbers

Jefferson was given to 353 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 444 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 2,800 American boys born that year was called Jefferson.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jefferson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jefersonjeffrey's settlement; variant spelling of Jefferson12 in the US (2017)
  • Jamersonson of james; son of supplanter15 in the US (2017)
  • Jeffereypeaceful pledge; variant spelling of jeffrey6 in the US (2017)

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