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Jeff

/ˈdʒɛf/ · 100% boys · 35 born in 2025

Jeff has been given to about 120,502 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛf/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 95,923
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jeff per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 9,474
  • Born in 202535
  • All time120,502

How popular is Jeff?

Its best year was 1961, when 9,474 babies were given the name, ranking 49th. The typical living American called Jeff is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Jeff

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jett0.62
  2. Jess0.62
  3. Jed0.62
  4. Jeffry0.61
  5. Jerry0.51
  6. Josef0.53
  7. Jessy0.51
  8. Joseph0.47

Middle names for Jeff

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jeff Thomas0.74
  2. Jeff Cole0.73
  3. Jeff Miles0.73
  4. Jeff Wilder0.72
  5. Jeff James0.60
  6. Jeff Paul0.55

Sibling names for Jeff

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.96
  2. Pennysister · 0.95
  3. Robinsister · 0.91
  4. Tonybrother · 0.90
  5. Reginasister · 0.89
  6. Deanbrother · 0.85

Where Jeff is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jeff Anderson0.73
    2. Jeff Allen0.73
    3. Jeff Adams0.73
    4. Jeff Evans0.70
    5. Jeff Edwards0.70
    6. Jeff Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jeff

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.