Is Jeff a boy or girl name?
Jeff is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 43 boys were named Jeff, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 120,475 US babies named Jeff were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,920
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jeff since 1880
- 120,475
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 9,473 babies
Boys and girls named Jeff, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 685 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 661 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 605 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,532 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,861 | 10 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 1,522 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 5,909 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 24,921 | 39 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 62,077 | 147 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 12,253 | 35 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 3,786 | 27 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 1,890 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,518 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 769 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 223 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43 | #2,920 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,371 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,815 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,004 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 100 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 79 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 78 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 90 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 113 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 128 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 142 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 161 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 141 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 130 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 163 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 156 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 162 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 171 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 164 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 165 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 135 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 134 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 156 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 154 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 213 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 209 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 221 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 254 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 249 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 283 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 323 | #512 | 5 | #12,592 |
| 1987 | 306 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 346 | #466 | 6 | #10,038 |
| 1985 | 373 | #441 | 6 | #9,802 |
| 1984 | 365 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 390 | #413 | 5 | #10,921 |
| 1982 | 424 | #396 | 5 | #11,174 |
| 1981 | 434 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 542 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 551 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 640 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 701 | #277 | 6 | #8,886 |
| 1976 | 745 | #262 | 5 | #9,870 |
| 1975 | 883 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 975 | #217 | 5 | #9,291 |
| 1973 | 1,182 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 1,540 | #167 | 5 | #8,781 |
| 1971 | 2,155 | #140 | 5 | #8,831 |
| 1970 | 2,881 | #116 | 9 | #5,564 |
| 1969 | 2,973 | #106 | 16 | #3,517 |
| 1968 | 3,279 | #90 | 14 | #3,682 |
| 1967 | 3,592 | #88 | 16 | #3,252 |
| 1966 | 4,387 | #72 | 11 | #4,056 |
| 1965 | 5,409 | #62 | 15 | #3,318 |
| 1964 | 6,932 | #52 | 14 | #3,586 |
| 1963 | 8,108 | #48 | 13 | #3,699 |
| 1962 | 9,424 | #44 | 17 | #3,086 |
| 1961 | 9,462 | #49 | 11 | #4,110 |
| 1960 | 8,511 | #49 | 20 | #2,769 |
| 1959 | 7,730 | #52 | 7 | #5,254 |
| 1958 | 5,810 | #68 | 15 | #3,154 |
| 1957 | 4,092 | #96 | 7 | #5,107 |
| 1956 | 2,219 | #145 | 5 | #6,344 |
| 1955 | 1,482 | #182 | 5 | #6,228 |
| 1954 | 976 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 847 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 659 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 567 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 539 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 696 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 888 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,007 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 766 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 538 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 470 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 480 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 424 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 361 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 279 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 164 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 187 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 153 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 128 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 137 | #484 | 5 | #4,519 |
| 1934 | 122 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 143 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 157 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 154 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 177 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 174 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 177 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 192 | #441 | 5 | #5,184 |
| 1926 | 159 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 189 | #438 | 5 | #5,360 |
| 1924 | 186 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 207 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 206 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 164 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 207 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 184 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 198 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 180 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 186 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 183 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 165 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 143 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 134 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 76 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 83 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 68 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 65 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 73 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 59 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 62 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 71 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 46 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 47 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 45 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 69 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 48 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 60 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 59 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 62 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 65 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 64 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 87 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 62 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 77 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 77 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 70 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 93 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 70 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 63 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 63 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 74 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 44 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 81 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 61 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 66 | #188 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jeff reached #44 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #2,769 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jeff
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.