Jeffrey

Jeffrey

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 40 babies (rank #479 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

583

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	31	#554
1997	40	#479
1998	35	#542
1999	28	#632
2000	24	#739
2001	24	#739
2002	21	#855
2003	27	#774
2004	33	#709
2005	29	#819
2006	37	#715
2007	40	#704
2008	28	#952
2009	31	#888
2010	16	#1,514
2011	25	#1,062
2012	17	#1,467
2013	31	#943
2014	26	#1,071
2015	19	#1,347
2016	21	#1,285

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#554

1997

#479

1998

#542

1999

#632

2000

#739

2001

#739

2002

#855

2003

#774

2004

#709

2005

#819

2006

#715

2007

#704

2008

#952

2009

#888

2010

#1,514

2011

#1,062

2012

#1,467

2013

#943

2014

#1,071

2015

#1,347

2016

#1,285

Meaning

Numerology of Jeffrey

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jeffrey

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