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Jeffrey

Boy's name · #552 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Jeffrey's best rank, #9, came in 1966; it has stepped well back to #552 today. Roughly 980,000 boys have been named Jeffrey since 1885.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#758 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,746 in England & Wales (2025) · #959 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jeffreys

• Jeffrey Sachs — American economist (born 1954)
• Jeffrey C. Hall — American geneticist and chronobiologist
• Jeffrey Wright — American actor (born 1965)
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan — American actor
• Jeffrey Archer — English author and former politician (born 1940)

In stories & tradition

• Jeffrey King — One Life to Live (TV series)
• Jeffrey Sinclair — Babylon 5 (TV series)
• Jeffrey Spender — The X-Files (TV series)

What Jeffreys become

Among 1,941 notable people named Jeffrey:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jeffrey Sachs, American economist (born 1954).

Similar names: Jeffery · Eric · Jeremy · Corey · Bradley · Gary

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