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The first name Jefferey

A boy’s name.

3 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

A male given name, variant of Jeffrey.

A form of Jeffrey.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Jefferey at birth, 1880–2025

In 2019, 8 boys born in the United States were named Jefferey, the 9,248th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1969, when 141 were.

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3,973
babies named Jefferey since 1880
#9,248
rank in 2019
1969
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.

Questions

Is Jefferey a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,973 US babies named Jefferey since 1880 were boys.
When was Jefferey most popular?
1969 in the United States, when 141 babies were named Jefferey, its highest rank at 665th.
What name is Jefferey a form of?
Jefferey is a form of Jeffrey.