# Jeffrey (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jeffrey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Jepson |
| Variant spellings | Jeffery, Jeffry, Jefferey, Jephrey, Jeffrie, Jeoffrey, Jeoffery |
| US babies named this | 983,099 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 979,601 / 3,498 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 738, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Variant of Geoffrey.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28 | 3,762 |
| 1992 | 34 | 3,296 |
| 1993 | 17 | 5,518 |
| 1994 | 17 | 5,559 |
| 1995 | 12 | 7,242 |
| 1996 | 9 | 9,121 |
| 1997 | 10 | 8,622 |
| 1998 | 6 | 13,125 |
| 1999 | 10 | 9,091 |
| 2000 | 7 | 12,353 |
| 2001 | 6 | 14,289 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11,561 |
| 2003 | 5 | 16,862 |
| 2004 | 12 | 8,937 |
| 2012 | 5 | 18,032 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,440 | 246 |
| 2012 | 1,508 | 240 |
| 2013 | 1,406 | 256 |
| 2014 | 1,380 | 266 |
| 2015 | 1,261 | 290 |
| 2016 | 1,173 | 301 |
| 2017 | 1,056 | 324 |
| 2018 | 1,016 | 329 |
| 2019 | 881 | 364 |
| 2020 | 794 | 386 |
| 2021 | 727 | 427 |
| 2022 | 681 | 452 |
| 2023 | 622 | 485 |
| 2024 | 588 | 520 |
| 2025 | 544 | 552 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | 1,045 |
| 2012 | 17 | 1,430 |
| 2013 | 31 | 931 |
| 2014 | 26 | 1,061 |
| 2015 | 19 | 1,327 |
| 2016 | 21 | 1,271 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1,289 |
| 2018 | 26 | 1,061 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1,083 |
| 2020 | 12 | 1,825 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,595 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,692 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1,906 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1,595 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,705 |

## People named Jeffrey

- Jeffrey Epstein, American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
- Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (1960–1994)
- Jeffrey Sachs, American economist (born 1954)
- Jeffrey C. Hall, American geneticist and chronobiologist
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
- Jeffrey Wright, American actor (born 1965)
- Jeffrey Tambor, American actor
- Jeffrey Bruma, Dutch footballer
- Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor
- Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (1926–1969)
- Jeffrey Jones, American character actor
- Jeffrey Donovan, American actor (born 1968)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.