How popular is the name Jeffery?

Jeffery ranks 166th among boys' names in US records, with 235,676 births since 1894. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,327.

Is Jeffery a unisex name?

No. Jeffery is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1962, when 9,402 children were given the name. It has been in use for 131 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Jefferey. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#166 of boy names

Pronounced JH EH1 F ER0 IY0 (ARPABET)

Jeffery is a boys' name, and first appears in 1894. It has been given to 235,676 children — the 166th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 53% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1962, when 9,402 children were given it.

Jefferey is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1962Boys: 9,402Girls: 49

These spellings sound identical to Jeffery and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Jeffery?: Jeffery ranks 166th among boys' names in US records, with 235,676 births since 1894. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,327.
Is Jeffery a unisex name?: No. Jeffery is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jeffery most popular?: 1962, when 9,402 children were given the name. It has been in use for 131 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Jeffery spelled?: Jefferey. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.