Gender
Origin
- English
- Peaceful. Variant of Geoffrey. The three-syllable spelling alternate Jeffery has been used since medieval times. See also Geoffrey.
Peaceful - French
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jeffrey
Pronunciation
j(e)-ff-rey
Famous People
Actor Jeffrey "Jeff" Bridges, Amazon.com founder Jeffrey "Jeff" Bezos, Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, English author Jeffrey Archer
Celebrity Babies
Son of Michael Jordan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1962 (rank #10, 33,525 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 544 births)
- Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #920, 140 births); most recent 2012 (rank #16820, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 544 | – |
| 2024 | 587 | – |
| 2023 | 621 | – |
| 2022 | 679 | – |
| 2021 | 727 | – |
| 2020 | 794 | – |
| 2019 | 881 | – |
| 2018 | 1,015 | – |
| 2017 | 1,056 | – |
| 2016 | 1,172 | – |
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 2007 (rank #698, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1704, 15 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 |
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 1991 (rank #174, 328 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2014 | 9 |
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 1976 (rank #120, 38 births); most recent 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
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 Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #129, 21 births); most recent 2018 (rank #595, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #248, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #13, 253 births); most recent 2020 (rank #472, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 10 |
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