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Jeffery

Boy

Meaning of Jeffery: English: 'pledge of peace'

Jeffery is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1550th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1550

110 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

231,818

First recorded 1894 · peak 1962

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 3,356 babies1982: 3,332 babies1983: 3,176 babies1984: 3,041 babies1985: 2,980 babies1986: 2,795 babies1987: 2,671 babies1988: 2,604 babies1989: 2,485 babies1990: 2,334 babies19901991: 2,121 babies1992: 1,822 babies1993: 1,626 babies1994: 1,416 babies1995: 1,278 babies1996: 1,119 babies1997: 1,080 babies1998: 965 babies1999: 924 babies2000: 837 babies20002001: 778 babies2002: 734 babies2003: 697 babies2004: 623 babies2005: 607 babies2006: 643 babies2007: 556 babies2008: 533 babies2009: 479 babies2010: 447 babies20102011: 409 babies2012: 373 babies2013: 397 babies2014: 388 babies2015: 305 babies2016: 314 babies2017: 312 babies2018: 259 babies2019: 244 babies2020: 215 babies20202021: 184 babies2022: 173 babies2023: 153 babies2024: 151 babies2025: 110 babies
US babies named Jeffery per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,356.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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