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Jeffery

/ˈdʒɛfɚi/ · 99% boys · 110 born in 2025

Jeffery has been given to about 231,818 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɛfɚi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 198,489
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jeffery per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 9,331
  • Born in 2025110
  • All time231,818
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Jeffery?

Its best year was 1962, when 9,331 babies were given the name, ranking 45th. The typical living American called Jeffery is about 58 years old today. It is relatively most common in Missouri, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Jeffery

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jeffry0.81
  2. Emery0.73
  3. Jeffrey0.70
  4. Ellery0.73
  5. Jeremy0.67
  6. Jerry0.66
  7. Avery0.63
  8. Jefferson0.58

Middle names for Jeffery

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jeffery Paul0.79
  2. Jeffery Blake0.78
  3. Jeffery Wade0.78
  4. Jeffery Ross0.78
  5. Jeffery Quinn0.78
  6. Jeffery Lane0.78

Sibling names for Jeffery

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tonybrother · 0.98
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.96
  3. Robinsister · 0.96
  4. Reginasister · 0.96
  5. Valeriesister · 0.95
  6. Scottbrother · 0.92

Where Jeffery is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Missouri0.01%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jeffery White0.74
  2. Jeffery Nguyen0.74
  3. Jeffery Moore0.74
  4. Jeffery Hill0.74
  5. Jeffery Hall0.74
  6. Jeffery Brown0.74

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 Jeffery

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

Jeffery across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.