Jeffrey

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Jeffrey is a common English given name, and a variant form of the name Geoffrey. It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle French Geoffrey, Jeffery from Godfrey is mistaken, and that the names reflect two separate first Germanic elements god vs.

From Wikipedia

Jeffrey first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 1,035 babies (rank #47 that year). In 2024 it was given to 27 boys (rank #959). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jeffrey

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jeffrey yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

8,410
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
1,035
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19911,035#47
1992855#57
1993802#55
1994616#63
1995597#68
1996504#75
1997452#80
1998378#93
1999303#111
2000295#106
2001248#135
2002224#140
2003202#156
2004194#157
2005203#153
2006161#193
2007142#222
2008112#276
2009110#287
2010101#308
2011111#285
2012112#293
201376#385
201483#373
201576#402
201675#408
201755#519
201857#493
201966#446
202037#700
202137#742
202234#767
202330#839
202427#959