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Jeffery

Boy's name · #1556 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Jeffery's best rank, #42, came in 1966; it has stepped well back to #1556 today. Roughly 231,000 boys have been named Jeffery since 1894.

Across the states

See where Jeffery is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jefferys

• Jeffery Deaver — American novelist, journalist, lawyer
• Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst — British Army officer (1717–1797)
• Jeffery Taylor — Swedish-American basketball player
• Jeffery Xiong — American chess player
• Jeffery Gibson — Bahamian hurdler

What Jefferys become

Among 153 notable people named Jeffery:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jeffery W. Kelly, American chemist.

Similar names: Jeffrey · Rodney · Jerry · Terry · Brent · Gary

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