Jeffrey
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning peace; variant of Geoffrey.
Babies a year
1,049
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#552
down from #520
UK popularity
#1705
15 babies
How Jeffrey has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #290 |
| 2016 | #301 |
| 2017 | #324 |
| 2018 | #329 |
| 2019 | #364 |
| 2020 | #388 |
| 2021 | #426 |
| 2022 | #452 |
| 2023 | #485 |
| 2024 | #520 |
| 2025 | #552 |
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Jeffrey. In the US, 1,049 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 33,523 in 1962.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jeffrey was most common in 1970, when it went to 1.58% of American babies of that sex.
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