Jeffrey remains a common boys' name (#552 in 2025), down from a peak of #9 in 1966.
Jeffrey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #552 for boy births in the United States (and #1,107 across all names), given to 544 babies. Jeffrey first appears in 1885 and peaked in 1962 (33,537 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 544 | 544 | — | #552 |
| 2024 | 588 | 588 | — | #520 |
| 2023 | 622 | 622 | — | #485 |
| 2022 | 681 | 681 | — | #452 |
| 2021 | 727 | 727 | — | #427 |
| 2020 | 794 | 794 | — | #386 |
| 2019 | 881 | 881 | — | #364 |
| 2018 | 1,016 | 1,016 | — | #329 |
| 2017 | 1,056 | 1,056 | — | #324 |
| 2016 | 1,173 | 1,173 | — | #301 |
| 2015 | 1,261 | 1,261 | — | #290 |
| 2014 | 1,380 | 1,380 | — | #266 |
| 2013 | 1,406 | 1,411 | — | #256 |
| 2012 | 1,513 | 1,525 | #18,032 | #240 |
| 2011 | 1,440 | 1,446 | — | #246 |
| 2010 | 1,625 | 1,630 | — | #221 |
| 2009 | 1,719 | 1,724 | — | #216 |
| 2008 | 1,998 | 2,007 | — | #198 |
| 2007 | 2,131 | 2,147 | — | #191 |
| 2006 | 2,267 | 2,284 | — | #180 |
| 2005 | 2,425 | 2,436 | — | #171 |
| 2004 | 2,735 | 2,758 | #8,937 | #149 |
| 2003 | 2,890 | 2,909 | #16,862 | #140 |
| 2002 | 3,008 | 3,036 | #11,561 | #132 |
| 2001 | 3,213 | 3,234 | #14,289 | #119 |
| 2000 | 3,570 | 3,616 | #12,353 | #104 |
| 1999 | 3,825 | 3,857 | #9,091 | #100 |
| 1998 | 4,197 | 4,248 | #13,125 | #91 |
| 1997 | 4,592 | — | #8,622 | #84 |
| 1996 | 5,272 | — | #9,121 | #72 |
| 1995 | 5,743 | — | #7,242 | #64 |
| 1994 | 6,542 | — | #5,559 | #55 |
| 1993 | 7,552 | — | #5,518 | #53 |
| 1992 | 8,505 | — | #3,296 | #51 |
| 1991 | 9,922 | — | #3,762 | #45 |
| 1990 | 11,020 | — | #2,867 | #43 |
| 1989 | 12,053 | — | #2,782 | #37 |
| 1988 | 12,479 | — | #1,666 | #36 |
| 1987 | 13,555 | — | #1,595 | #32 |
| 1986 | 13,742 | — | #1,410 | #32 |
| 1985 | 14,604 | — | #1,293 | #29 |
| 1984 | 14,854 | — | #1,298 | #28 |
| 1983 | 15,763 | — | #1,162 | #28 |
| 1982 | 16,128 | — | #1,296 | #29 |
| 1981 | 16,022 | — | #1,366 | #29 |
| 1980 | 16,473 | — | #1,345 | #27 |
| 1979 | 16,956 | — | #1,356 | #24 |
| 1978 | 17,088 | — | #1,249 | #19 |
| 1977 | 17,562 | — | #1,386 | #19 |
| 1976 | 17,094 | — | #1,336 | #17 |
| 1975 | 18,397 | — | #1,336 | #14 |
| 1974 | 19,416 | — | #1,171 | #15 |
| 1973 | 19,304 | — | #1,213 | #17 |
| 1972 | 21,776 | — | #1,121 | #17 |
| 1971 | 25,945 | — | #1,087 | #12 |
| 1970 | 30,280 | — | #917 | #11 |
| 1969 | 29,080 | — | #1,027 | #11 |
| 1968 | 28,481 | — | #986 | #11 |
| 1967 | 28,199 | — | #947 | #13 |
| 1966 | 30,286 | — | #1,146 | #9 |
| 1965 | 29,643 | — | #1,312 | #10 |
| 1964 | 30,811 | — | #1,215 | #10 |
| 1963 | 31,801 | — | #1,084 | #10 |
| 1962 | 33,615 | — | #1,251 | #10 |
| 1961 | 32,113 | — | #1,207 | #11 |
| 1960 | 28,925 | — | #1,191 | #14 |
| 1959 | 26,341 | — | #1,391 | #16 |
| 1958 | 24,283 | — | #1,369 | #21 |
| 1957 | 24,028 | — | #1,597 | #21 |
| 1956 | 23,327 | — | #1,646 | #20 |
| 1955 | 22,569 | — | #1,751 | #20 |
| 1954 | 19,086 | — | #1,786 | #23 |
| 1953 | 15,988 | — | #1,572 | #25 |
| 1952 | 12,026 | — | #2,360 | #31 |
| 1951 | 9,726 | — | #3,010 | #35 |
| 1950 | 7,666 | — | #2,079 | #43 |
| 1949 | 7,012 | — | #1,938 | #48 |
| 1948 | 5,951 | — | #2,095 | #58 |
| 1947 | 5,686 | — | #2,163 | #66 |
| 1946 | 4,139 | — | #2,665 | #78 |
| 1945 | 2,796 | — | #2,388 | #91 |
| 1944 | 2,331 | — | #4,264 | #101 |
| 1943 | 2,180 | — | #3,358 | #116 |
| 1942 | 2,060 | — | #4,943 | #116 |
| 1941 | 1,509 | — | #3,754 | #134 |
| 1940 | 799 | — | — | #183 |
| 1939 | 378 | — | — | #284 |
| 1938 | 156 | — | — | #465 |
| 1937 | 87 | — | — | #625 |
| 1936 | 69 | — | — | #722 |
| 1935 | 43 | — | — | #975 |
| 1934 | 47 | — | — | #925 |
| 1933 | 36 | — | — | #1,097 |
| 1932 | 37 | — | — | #1,118 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | — | #1,888 |
| 1930 | 34 | — | — | #1,225 |
| 1929 | 19 | — | — | #1,759 |
| 1928 | 36 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1927 | 26 | — | — | #1,495 |
| 1926 | 27 | — | — | #1,418 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | — | #1,476 |
| 1924 | 31 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1923 | 27 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1922 | 30 | — | — | #1,358 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | — | #1,866 |
| 1920 | 22 | — | — | #1,666 |
| 1919 | 22 | — | — | #1,600 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | — | #2,035 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | — | #1,781 |
| 1916 | 21 | — | — | #1,571 |
| 1915 | 21 | — | — | #1,533 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | — | #2,038 |
| 1913 | 13 | — | — | #1,540 |
| 1912 | 12 | — | — | #1,477 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,635 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,370 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #1,018 |