Jeff is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Jeff is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,342 for boy births in the United States (and #7,176 across all names), given to 35 babies. Jeff first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1961 (9,463 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,342 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,931 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,375 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,810 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,423 |
| 2020 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,816 |
| 2019 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,505 |
| 2018 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,109 |
| 2017 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,256 |
| 2016 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,291 |
| 2015 | 72 | 72 | — | #2,004 |
| 2014 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,582 |
| 2013 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,802 |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,872 |
| 2011 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,671 |
| 2010 | 113 | 113 | — | #1,458 |
| 2009 | 128 | 128 | — | #1,350 |
| 2008 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,230 |
| 2007 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,122 |
| 2006 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,191 |
| 2005 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,219 |
| 2004 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,011 |
| 2003 | 156 | 156 | — | #1,014 |
| 2002 | 162 | 162 | — | #974 |
| 2001 | 171 | 171 | — | #913 |
| 2000 | 164 | 164 | — | #931 |
| 1999 | 165 | 165 | — | #906 |
| 1998 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,009 |
| 1997 | 134 | — | — | #976 |
| 1996 | 156 | — | — | #880 |
| 1995 | 154 | — | — | #881 |
| 1994 | 213 | — | — | #719 |
| 1993 | 209 | — | — | #715 |
| 1992 | 221 | — | — | #695 |
| 1991 | 254 | — | — | #643 |
| 1990 | 249 | — | — | #643 |
| 1989 | 283 | — | — | #581 |
| 1988 | 329 | — | #12,593 | #512 |
| 1987 | 306 | — | — | #514 |
| 1986 | 352 | — | #10,038 | #466 |
| 1985 | 379 | — | #9,802 | #441 |
| 1984 | 365 | — | — | #440 |
| 1983 | 395 | — | #10,922 | #413 |
| 1982 | 429 | — | #11,175 | #396 |
| 1981 | 434 | — | — | #388 |
| 1980 | 542 | — | — | #339 |
| 1979 | 552 | — | — | #329 |
| 1978 | 639 | — | — | #294 |
| 1977 | 705 | — | #8,887 | #277 |
| 1976 | 750 | — | #9,871 | #262 |
| 1975 | 882 | — | — | #234 |
| 1974 | 979 | — | #9,290 | #217 |
| 1973 | 1,182 | — | — | #192 |
| 1972 | 1,545 | — | #8,781 | #167 |
| 1971 | 2,160 | — | #8,829 | #140 |
| 1970 | 2,890 | — | #5,564 | #116 |
| 1969 | 2,989 | — | #3,516 | #106 |
| 1968 | 3,293 | — | #3,682 | #90 |
| 1967 | 3,607 | — | #3,253 | #88 |
| 1966 | 4,398 | — | #4,056 | #72 |
| 1965 | 5,421 | — | #3,318 | #62 |
| 1964 | 6,947 | — | #3,586 | #52 |
| 1963 | 8,118 | — | #3,699 | #48 |
| 1962 | 9,441 | — | #3,088 | #44 |
| 1961 | 9,474 | — | #4,111 | #49 |
| 1960 | 8,531 | — | #2,768 | #49 |
| 1959 | 7,737 | — | #5,254 | #52 |
| 1958 | 5,823 | — | #3,154 | #68 |
| 1957 | 4,099 | — | #5,107 | #96 |
| 1956 | 2,225 | — | #6,343 | #145 |
| 1955 | 1,487 | — | #6,228 | #182 |
| 1954 | 976 | — | — | #221 |
| 1953 | 847 | — | — | #231 |
| 1952 | 659 | — | — | #268 |
| 1951 | 567 | — | — | #286 |
| 1950 | 539 | — | — | #291 |
| 1949 | 696 | — | — | #245 |
| 1948 | 888 | — | — | #212 |
| 1947 | 1,007 | — | — | #199 |
| 1946 | 766 | — | — | #219 |
| 1945 | 538 | — | — | #249 |
| 1944 | 470 | — | — | #273 |
| 1943 | 480 | — | — | #280 |
| 1942 | 424 | — | — | #294 |
| 1941 | 361 | — | — | #302 |
| 1940 | 279 | — | — | #340 |
| 1939 | 164 | — | — | #448 |
| 1938 | 187 | — | — | #417 |
| 1937 | 153 | — | — | #454 |
| 1936 | 128 | — | — | #501 |
| 1935 | 142 | — | #4,519 | #484 |
| 1934 | 122 | — | — | #531 |
| 1933 | 143 | — | — | #468 |
| 1932 | 157 | — | — | #453 |
| 1931 | 154 | — | — | #456 |
| 1930 | 177 | — | — | #444 |
| 1929 | 174 | — | — | #451 |
| 1928 | 177 | — | — | #453 |
| 1927 | 197 | — | #5,184 | #441 |
| 1926 | 159 | — | — | #478 |
| 1925 | 194 | — | #5,360 | #438 |
| 1924 | 186 | — | — | #448 |
| 1923 | 207 | — | — | #419 |
| 1922 | 206 | — | — | #417 |
| 1921 | 164 | — | — | #481 |
| 1920 | 207 | — | — | #410 |
| 1919 | 184 | — | — | #434 |
| 1918 | 198 | — | — | #415 |
| 1917 | 180 | — | — | #422 |
| 1916 | 186 | — | — | #407 |
| 1915 | 183 | — | — | #398 |
| 1914 | 165 | — | — | #369 |
| 1913 | 143 | — | — | #345 |
| 1912 | 134 | — | — | #322 |
| 1911 | 76 | — | — | #309 |
| 1910 | 83 | — | — | #267 |
| 1909 | 68 | — | — | #271 |
| 1908 | 65 | — | — | #262 |
| 1907 | 73 | — | — | #243 |
| 1906 | 59 | — | — | #259 |
| 1905 | 62 | — | — | #248 |
| 1904 | 71 | — | — | #219 |
| 1903 | 46 | — | — | #273 |
| 1902 | 47 | — | — | #276 |
| 1901 | 45 | — | — | #258 |
| 1900 | 69 | — | — | #246 |
| 1899 | 48 | — | — | #242 |
| 1898 | 60 | — | — | #228 |
| 1897 | 59 | — | — | #218 |
| 1896 | 62 | — | — | #231 |
| 1895 | 65 | — | — | #215 |
| 1894 | 64 | — | — | #210 |
| 1893 | 87 | — | — | #167 |
| 1892 | 62 | — | — | #222 |
| 1891 | 77 | — | — | #167 |
| 1890 | 77 | — | — | #177 |
| 1889 | 70 | — | — | #189 |
| 1888 | 93 | — | — | #162 |
| 1887 | 70 | — | — | #180 |
| 1886 | 63 | — | — | #210 |
| 1885 | 63 | — | — | #200 |
| 1884 | 74 | — | — | #185 |
| 1883 | 44 | — | — | #243 |
| 1882 | 81 | — | — | #166 |
| 1881 | 61 | — | — | #190 |
| 1880 | 66 | — | — | #188 |