The first name Jef
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jef at birth, 1880–2025
In 1973, 6 boys born in the United States were named Jef, the 4,771st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1963, when 15 were.
129
babies named Jef since 1880
#4,771
rank in 1973
1963
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jef
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jef RaskinAmerican computer interface expert (1943-2005)
- Jef GeeraertsBelgian novelist (1930–2015)
- Jef Van Der LindenBelgian footballer (1927-2008)
- Jef van de WieleBelgian Nazi collaborator (1903–1979)
- Jef DemuysereBelgian road bicycle racer, 1907–1969
- Jef LambeauxBelgian sculptor (1852-1908)
- Sjefke JanssenDutch racing cyclist (1919–2014)
- Jef NeveBelgian pianist, born 1977
- Jef NysComic creator (1927-2009)
- Jef MaesBelgian musician (1905–1996)
- Jef LeempoelsBelgian painter (1867-1935)
- Jef LahayeDutch bicycle racer (1932–1990)
Questions
- Is Jef a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 129 US babies named Jef since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jef most popular?
- 1963 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Jef, its highest rank at 2,157th.