The first name Jeffery

In 2025, 6 boys were named Jeffery, making it the 3,256th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 8 births (#2,318).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jeffery with other names.

In 2025, 110 boys born in the United States were named Jeffery, the 1,556th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 9,282 were.

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.

• Jeffery Deaver
  American novelist, journalist, lawyer, born 1950
• Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
  British Army officer (1717–1797)
• Jeffery Xiong
  American chess player, born 2000
• Jeffery Gibson
  Bahamian hurdler, born 1990
• Jeffery Simmons
  American football player (born 1997)
• Thomas Jeffery Parker
  British-born zoologist at Otago University, New Zealand (1850–1897)
• John Steinbeck
  American writer (1902–1968)
• Jeff Garlin
  American comedian and actor, born 1962
• Young Thug
  American rapper and singer-songwriter (born 1991)
• Smokepurpp
  American rapper (born 1997)
• Dan Henderson
  American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, born 1970
• Tom Cole
  American politician, born 1949

How popular is the name Jeffery?

In 2025, 6 boys born in England and Wales were named Jeffery, ranking 3,256th. Its peak was 2009, with 8 births.

Is Jeffery a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 231,818 US babies named Jeffery since 1880 were boys.

When was Jeffery most popular?

1962 in the United States, when 9,282 babies were named Jeffery, its highest rank at 45th.

What name is Jeffery a form of?

Jeffery is a form of Jeffrey.

Is Jeffery also a surname?

Yes. Jeffery is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.