Gender
Origin
- English
- Gift Of Peace
Peaceful. Variant of Geoffrey in use since medieval times.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jeffery
Pronunciation
j(e)-ffe-ry
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1962 (rank #45, 9,269 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1554, 110 births)
- Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #1564, 52 births); most recent 1995 (rank #13384, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | – |
| 2024 | 150 | – |
| 2023 | 153 | – |
| 2022 | 173 | – |
| 2021 | 183 | – |
| 2020 | 215 | – |
| 2019 | 244 | – |
| 2018 | 259 | – |
| 2017 | 312 | – |
| 2016 | 314 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #2483, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3239, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #513, 13 births); most recent 1997 (rank #3006, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #268, 5 births); most recent 2009 (rank #701, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #68, 62 births); most recent 2016 (rank #611, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence