Masculine dossier · first seen 1885
Jeffrey
Endangered
Down 98.4% from peak
Peak era
1962
Peak births
33,537
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Jeffrey
How many people are named Jeffrey?
An estimated 801,535 living Americans are named Jeffrey.
How rare is Jeffrey?
Jeffrey is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 544 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 98.4% from its 1962 peak.
How old is the typical Jeffrey?
The median age of a living American named Jeffrey is approximately 55 years, with most bearers falling between 44 and 64 years old.
Is Jeffrey still popular?
No. Jeffrey is endangered as a baby name, down 98.4% from its 1962 peak with 544 births in 2025.
Where is Jeffrey most common?
Jeffrey has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1885Peak 19622025
Peak year
1962
Decline from peak
98.4%
2025
544
All-time
979,601
Where it lives now
Jeffrey is most concentrated in Delaware — about 2.5× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in District of Columbia.
States where Jeffrey is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.