Is Jeffrey a boy or girl name?
Jeffrey is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 587 boys were named Jeffrey, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 982,547 US babies named Jeffrey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #520
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jeffrey since 1885
- 982,547
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 33,614 babies
Boys and girls named Jeffrey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 147 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 263 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 903 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 34,342 | 123 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 184,663 | 372 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 302,013 | 925 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 202,861 | 968 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 144,798 | 884 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 66,987 | 183 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 25,918 | 38 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 12,741 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,408 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 587 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 621 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 679 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 727 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 794 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 881 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,015 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,056 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,172 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,260 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,379 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,406 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,508 | #240 | 5 | #18,026 |
| 2011 | 1,439 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,625 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,719 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,998 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,131 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,267 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,425 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,723 | #149 | 12 | #8,937 |
| 2003 | 2,885 | #140 | 5 | #16,860 |
| 2002 | 3,000 | #132 | 8 | #11,561 |
| 2001 | 3,207 | #119 | 6 | #14,288 |
| 2000 | 3,563 | #104 | 7 | #12,353 |
| 1999 | 3,815 | #100 | 10 | #9,091 |
| 1998 | 4,190 | #91 | 6 | #13,123 |
| 1997 | 4,582 | #84 | 10 | #8,622 |
| 1996 | 5,263 | #72 | 9 | #9,121 |
| 1995 | 5,731 | #64 | 12 | #7,241 |
| 1994 | 6,525 | #55 | 17 | #5,559 |
| 1993 | 7,536 | #53 | 17 | #5,518 |
| 1992 | 8,471 | #51 | 34 | #3,296 |
| 1991 | 9,894 | #45 | 28 | #3,762 |
| 1990 | 10,980 | #43 | 40 | #2,867 |
| 1989 | 12,012 | #37 | 40 | #2,782 |
| 1988 | 12,399 | #36 | 78 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 13,477 | #32 | 78 | #1,595 |
| 1986 | 13,650 | #32 | 91 | #1,410 |
| 1985 | 14,501 | #29 | 104 | #1,293 |
| 1984 | 14,759 | #28 | 96 | #1,298 |
| 1983 | 15,653 | #28 | 114 | #1,162 |
| 1982 | 16,031 | #29 | 98 | #1,296 |
| 1981 | 15,932 | #29 | 91 | #1,366 |
| 1980 | 16,384 | #27 | 94 | #1,345 |
| 1979 | 16,867 | #24 | 91 | #1,356 |
| 1978 | 16,993 | #19 | 99 | #1,249 |
| 1977 | 17,479 | #19 | 81 | #1,386 |
| 1976 | 17,014 | #17 | 81 | #1,336 |
| 1975 | 18,317 | #14 | 81 | #1,337 |
| 1974 | 19,322 | #15 | 96 | #1,171 |
| 1973 | 19,215 | #17 | 88 | #1,213 |
| 1972 | 21,677 | #17 | 99 | #1,121 |
| 1971 | 25,835 | #12 | 112 | #1,077 |
| 1970 | 30,142 | #11 | 140 | #922 |
| 1969 | 28,965 | #11 | 113 | #1,027 |
| 1968 | 28,367 | #11 | 112 | #986 |
| 1967 | 28,084 | #13 | 116 | #947 |
| 1966 | 30,199 | #9 | 86 | #1,146 |
| 1965 | 29,577 | #10 | 69 | #1,312 |
| 1964 | 30,729 | #10 | 83 | #1,214 |
| 1963 | 31,699 | #10 | 100 | #1,084 |
| 1962 | 33,536 | #10 | 78 | #1,252 |
| 1961 | 32,028 | #11 | 84 | #1,206 |
| 1960 | 28,829 | #14 | 84 | #1,191 |
| 1959 | 26,280 | #16 | 60 | #1,390 |
| 1958 | 24,223 | #21 | 60 | #1,369 |
| 1957 | 23,980 | #21 | 46 | #1,597 |
| 1956 | 23,282 | #20 | 42 | #1,646 |
| 1955 | 22,531 | #20 | 36 | #1,751 |
| 1954 | 19,051 | #23 | 34 | #1,786 |
| 1953 | 15,950 | #25 | 39 | #1,572 |
| 1952 | 12,008 | #31 | 20 | #2,360 |
| 1951 | 9,715 | #35 | 13 | #3,010 |
| 1950 | 7,643 | #43 | 22 | #2,079 |
| 1949 | 6,987 | #48 | 25 | #1,938 |
| 1948 | 5,930 | #58 | 22 | #2,096 |
| 1947 | 5,666 | #66 | 21 | #2,163 |
| 1946 | 4,125 | #78 | 14 | #2,665 |
| 1945 | 2,782 | #91 | 14 | #2,388 |
| 1944 | 2,326 | #101 | 6 | #4,264 |
| 1943 | 2,171 | #116 | 9 | #3,358 |
| 1942 | 2,055 | #116 | 5 | #4,942 |
| 1941 | 1,501 | #134 | 7 | #3,754 |
| 1940 | 799 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 378 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 156 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 87 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 69 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 43 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 47 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 36 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 37 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 31 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 27 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 30 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jeffrey reached #9 in 1966. As a girl name, it reached #922 in 1970. 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 Jeffrey
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.