Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Jeff
Endangered
Down 99.6% from peak
Peak era
1961
Peak births
9,463
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Jeff
How many people are named Jeff?
An estimated 86,782 living Americans are named Jeff.
How rare is Jeff?
Jeff is very rare among babies today, with 35 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 99.6% from its 1961 peak.
How old is the typical Jeff?
The median age of a living American named Jeff is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 58 and 66 years old.
Is Jeff still popular?
No. Jeff is endangered as a baby name, down 99.6% from its 1961 peak with 35 births in 2025.
Where is Jeff most common?
Jeff has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19612025
Peak year
1961
Decline from peak
99.6%
2025
35
All-time
120,239
Where it lives now
Jeff is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 5.8× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Jeff is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.