Is Jefferson a boy or girl name?
Jefferson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 374 boys were named Jefferson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 24,141 US babies named Jefferson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #711
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jefferson since 1880
- 24,141
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 444 babies
Boys and girls named Jefferson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 355 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 291 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,039 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,429 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 908 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,738 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,017 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,165 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,638 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,359 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,268 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,789 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,759 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 374 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 339 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 332 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 357 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 357 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 326 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 364 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 353 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 432 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 378 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 439 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 414 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 394 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 326 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 363 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 444 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 419 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 417 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 359 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 348 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 310 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 249 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 254 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 225 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 243 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 287 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 227 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 236 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 236 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 242 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 225 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 266 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 209 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 224 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 207 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 186 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 170 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 145 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 153 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 170 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 159 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 139 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 158 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 182 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 176 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 175 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 164 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 161 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 194 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 177 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 234 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 285 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 233 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 266 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 276 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 246 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 214 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 208 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 186 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 171 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 205 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 177 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 214 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 223 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 173 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 234 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 192 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 160 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 160 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 196 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 178 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 155 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 154 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 162 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 147 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 133 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 123 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 137 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 120 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 105 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 119 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 98 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 101 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 104 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 102 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 88 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 61 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 73 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 67 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 101 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 105 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 86 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 119 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 108 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 100 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 94 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 109 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 129 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 142 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 143 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 177 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 159 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 160 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 162 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 154 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 146 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 149 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 152 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 109 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 150 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 105 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 92 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 64 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 47 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 25 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 24 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 25 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 32 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 25 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 22 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 21 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 20 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 24 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 27 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 24 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 38 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 17 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 23 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 28 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 30 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 25 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 40 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 40 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 39 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 39 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 33 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 32 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 34 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 38 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 39 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 32 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 34 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 31 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 43 | #255 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jefferson reached #253 in 1891. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jefferson
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.