Jeffrey: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Jeffrey started popping up as a favorite name for families from the mid-1950s to 1970s.

Jeffrey Overview

Meaning

Pledge of peace, God’s peace

Gender

Boy

Origin

German, English

Etymology

Derived from the Old German name “Godefrid,” meaning “God’s peace” or “pledge of peace”.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒɛfri/

Popularity

Jeffrey has a strong presence in the USA, the UK, and Canada. In 2023, it ranked #485 for boys in the United States.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Classic, Vintage, Cool

Associated Traits

Strong, dignified, traditional, ambitious

Name Day

November 8th (Sweden)

Jeffrey Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Geoff, Geoffrey, Jeffry, Jeffery, Jefferey, Joffrey, Godfrey, Jefferson, Geoffroi, Geofrey

Common Nicknames

Jeff, Jeffy, Jef, Geoff, Joff, Jeffo, Jefz, Jefe, Jeffster, Jeffie

Diminutives

Jeffy, Jeffie, Jefz, Jefe, Jeffster, Jeffo, Jeffers, Jeppy, Jeffro, Jefry

Famous People

Jeffrey Wright
(American Actor)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
(American Actor)
Jeffrey Archer
(British Author)
Jeffrey Tambor
(American Actor)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Jeffrey Lebowski
("The Big Lebowski," Film)
"Jeffrey"
(Film)
Jeffrey Sinclair
("Babylon 5," TV Series)
Jeffrey Goines
("12 Monkeys," Film)
Jeffrey Wigand
("The Insider," Film)

Places

Jeffrey Community
(West Virginia, USA)
Jeffrey Community
(Kentucky, USA)
Jeffrey Town
(Arkansas, USA)
Jeffrey Park
(Montana, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Jeffrey?

Jeffrey means “pledge of peace” or “God’s peace.” The name suggests a person who is calm and harmonious.

What Is the Origin of The Name Jeffrey?

The name Jeffrey has Germanic and English origins. It is derived from the Old High German name “Gaufrid,” which combines “gewi” (meaning “district”) and “fridu” (meaning “peace”).

Jeffrey Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Jeffrey in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#4522022	#4852023
Top 3 Rankings	#91966	#101962	#101963

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Jeffrey

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	485 (-33 from 2022)	617 (-61 from 2022)	0.03369
2022	452 (-26 from 2021)	678 (-47 from 2021)	0.03620
2021	426 (-40 from 2020)	725 (-68 from 2020)	0.03870
2020	386 (-22 from 2019)	793 (-87 from 2019)	0.04287
2019	364 (-35 from 2018)	880 (-134 from 2018)	0.04579
2018	329 (-5 from 2017)	1014 (-41 from 2017)	0.05217
2017	324 (-23 from 2016)	1055 (-116 from 2016)	0.05331
2016	301 (-11 from 2015)	1171 (-88 from 2015)	0.05781
2015	290 (-24 from 2014)	1259 (-119 from 2014)	0.06158
2014	266 (-10 from 2013)	1378 (-28 from 2013)	0.06725
2013	256 (-16 from 2012)	1406 (-100 from 2012)	0.06958
2012	240 (+6 from 2011)	1506 (+67 from 2011)	0.07422
2011	246 (-25 from 2010)	1439 (-186 from 2010)	0.07084
2010	221 (-5 from 2009)	1625 (-94 from 2009)	0.07910
2009	216 (-18 from 2008)	1719 (-279 from 2008)	0.08105
2008	198 (-7 from 2007)	1998 (-132 from 2007)	0.09163
2007	191 (-11 from 2006)	2130 (-136 from 2006)	0.09616
2006	180 (-9 from 2005)	2266 (-159 from 2005)	0.10336
2005	171 (-22 from 2004)	2425 (-298 from 2004)	0.11399
2004	149 (-9 from 2003)	2723 (-161 from 2003)	0.12885
2003	140 (-8 from 2002)	2884 (-116 from 2002)	0.13726
2002	132 (-13 from 2001)	3000 (-207 from 2001)	0.14516
2001	119 (-15 from 2000)	3207 (-356 from 2000)	0.15505
2000	104 (-4 from 1999)	3563 (-252 from 1999)	0.17062
1999	100 (-9 from 1998)	3815 (-375 from 1998)	0.18710
1998	91 (-7 from 1997)	4190 (-392 from 1997)	0.20664
1997	84 (-12 from 1996)	4582 (-681 from 1996)	0.22935
1996	72 (-8 from 1995)	5263 (-468 from 1995)	0.26266
1995	64 (-9 from 1994)	5731 (-794 from 1994)	0.28493
1994	55 (-2 from 1993)	6525 (-1011 from 1993)	0.32011
1993	53 (-2 from 1992)	7536 (-935 from 1992)	0.36485
1992	51 (-6 from 1991)	8471 (-1423 from 1991)	0.40354
1991	45 (-2 from 1990)	9894 (-1085 from 1990)	0.46677
1990	43 (-6 from 1989)	10979 (-1033 from 1989)	0.51017
1989	37 (-1 from 1988)	12012 (-387 from 1988)	0.57310
1988	36 (-4 from 1987)	12399 (-1078 from 1987)	0.61925
1987	32 No change from 1986	13477 (-174 from 1986)	0.69105
1986	32 (-3 from 1985)	13651 (-850 from 1985)	0.71037
1985	29 (-1 from 1984)	14501 (-258 from 1984)	0.75353
1984	28 No change from 1983	14759 (-896 from 1983)	0.78643
1983	28 (+1 from 1982)	15655 (-377 from 1982)	0.84005
1982	29 No change from 1981	16032 (+100 from 1981)	0.84952
1981	29 (-2 from 1980)	15932 (-451 from 1980)	0.85546
1980	27 (-3 from 1979)	16383 (-484 from 1979)	0.88329
1979	24 (-5 from 1978)	16867 (-125 from 1978)	0.94160
1978	19 No change from 1977	16992 (-488 from 1977)	0.99449
1977	19 (-2 from 1976)	17480 (+467 from 1976)	1.02261
1976	17 (-3 from 1975)	17013 (-1303 from 1975)	1.04209
1975	14 (+1 from 1974)	18316 (-1008 from 1974)	1.12894
1974	15 (+2 from 1973)	19324 (+108 from 1973)	1.18534
1973	17 No change from 1972	19216 (-2460 from 1972)	1.19085
1972	17 (-5 from 1971)	21676 (-4160 from 1971)	1.29483
1971	12 (-1 from 1970)	25836 (-4309 from 1970)	1.42123
1970	11 No change from 1969	30145 (+1182 from 1969)	1.58260
1969	11 No change from 1968	28963 (+594 from 1968)	1.58340
1968	11 (+2 from 1967)	28369 (+284 from 1967)	1.59786
1967	13 (-4 from 1966)	28085 (-2112 from 1966)	1.57831
1966	9 (+1 from 1965)	30197 (+622 from 1965)	1.66134
1965	10 No change from 1964	29575 (-1154 from 1964)	1.56101
1964	10 No change from 1963	30729 (-978 from 1963)	1.51596
1963	10 No change from 1962	31707 (-1820 from 1962)	1.53572
1962	10 (+1 from 1961)	33527 (+1503 from 1961)	1.59524
1961	11 (+3 from 1960)	32024 (+3196 from 1960)	1.48466
1960	14 (+2 from 1959)	28828 (+2559 from 1959)	1.33133
1959	16 (+5 from 1958)	26269 (+2046 from 1958)	1.21252
1958	21 No change from 1957	24223 (+240 from 1957)	1.12410
1957	21 (-1 from 1956)	23983 (+702 from 1956)	1.09566
1956	20 No change from 1955	23281 (+749 from 1955)	1.08474
1955	20 (+3 from 1954)	22532 (+3481 from 1954)	1.07795
1954	23 (+2 from 1953)	19051 (+3101 from 1953)	0.92072
1953	25 (+6 from 1952)	15950 (+3942 from 1952)	0.79662
1952	31 (+4 from 1951)	12008 (+2293 from 1951)	0.60853
1951	35 (+8 from 1950)	9715 (+2072 from 1950)	0.50819
1950	43 (+5 from 1949)	7643 (+656 from 1949)	0.42022
1949	48 (+10 from 1948)	6987 (+1057 from 1948)	0.38774
1948	58 (+8 from 1947)	5930 (+264 from 1947)	0.33263
1947	66 (+12 from 1946)	5666 (+1541 from 1946)	0.30502
1946	78 (+13 from 1945)	4125 (+1343 from 1945)	0.24994
1945	91 (+10 from 1944)	2782 (+456 from 1944)	0.20285
1944	101 (+15 from 1943)	2326 (+155 from 1943)	0.16744
1943	116 No change from 1942	2171 (+116 from 1942)	0.14925
1942	116 (+18 from 1941)	2055 (+554 from 1941)	0.14592
1941	134 (+49 from 1940)	1501 (+702 from 1940)	0.11962
1940	183 (+101 from 1939)	799 (+422 from 1939)	0.06736
1939	284 (+179 from 1938)	377 (+221 from 1938)	0.03327
1938	463 (+158 from 1937)	156 (+69 from 1937)	0.01373
1937	621 (+98 from 1936)	87 (+18 from 1936)	0.00796
1936	719 (+250 from 1935)	69 (+26 from 1935)	0.00648
1935	969 (-52 from 1934)	43 (-4 from 1934)	0.00402
1934	917 (+177 from 1933)	47 (+11 from 1933)	0.00443
1933	1094 (+16 from 1932)	36 (-1 from 1932)	0.00353
1932	1110 (+733 from 1931)	37 (+21 from 1931)	0.00344
1931	1843 (-628 from 1930)	16 (-18 from 1930)	0.00150
1930	1215 (+514 from 1929)	34 (+15 from 1929)	0.00301
1929	1729 (-541 from 1928)	19 (-17 from 1928)	0.00172
1928	1188 (+280 from 1927)	36 (+10 from 1927)	0.00315
1927	1468 (-64 from 1926)	26 (-1 from 1926)	0.00224
1926	1404 (+47 from 1925)	27 (+1 from 1925)	0.00236
1925	1451 (-122 from 1924)	26 (-5 from 1924)	0.00226
1924	1329 (+91 from 1923)	31 (+4 from 1923)	0.00265
1923	1420 (-87 from 1922)	27 (-3 from 1922)	0.00238
1922	1333 (+496 from 1921)	30 (+11 from 1921)	0.00267
1921	1829 (-187 from 1920)	19 (-3 from 1920)	0.00167
1920	1642 (-66 from 1919)	22 No change from 1919	0.00200
1919	1576 (+422 from 1918)	22 (+6 from 1918)	0.00217
1918	1998 (-243 from 1917)	16 (-2 from 1917)	0.00153
1917	1755 (-206 from 1916)	18 (-3 from 1916)	0.00188
1916	1549 (-44 from 1915)	21 No change from 1915	0.00227
1915	1505 (+470 from 1914)	21 (+10 from 1914)	0.00238
1914	1975 (-478 from 1913)	11 (-2 from 1913)	0.00161
1913	1497 (-80 from 1912)	13 (+1 from 1912)	0.00242
1912	1417 (+120 from 1911)	12 (+6 from 1911)	0.00266
1911	1537 (-223 from 1910)	6 (-1 from 1910)	0.00249
1910	1314 (-378 from 1885)	7 (+2 from 1885)	0.00336
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	936 First SSA data recorded	5 First SSA data recorded	0.00431
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Jeffrey

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#5152021

#4862022

#5832023

New York (NY)

#2942021

#3872022

#4822023

Ohio (OH)

#2992021

#4572022

#3502023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#3502021

#3312022

#3552023

Illinois (IL)

#6642021

#5102022

#4952023

Michigan (MI)

#5162021

#4162022

#3302023

Texas (TX)

#4692021

#5572022

#5842023

New Jersey (NJ)

#3372021

#3412022

#3392023

Wisconsin (WI)

#3862021

#4172022

#4612023

Massachusetts (MA)

#4252021

#3222022

#3172023

Indiana (IN)

#5502021

#4922022

#4912023

Minnesota (MN)

#5632021

#6232022

#6822023

Florida (FL)

#4202021

#4462022

#4682023

North Carolina (NC)

#3522021

#5092022

#5882023

Missouri (MO)

#3482021

#4812022

#5062023

Virginia (VA)

#3582021

#4372022

#3282023

Washington (WA)

#4172021

#4902022

#9262023

Iowa (IA)

#4622019

#4752021

#4722023

Maryland (MD)

#3022021

#3522022

#3092023

Tennessee (TN)

#5102021

#3012022

#4932023

Connecticut (CT)

#3862020

#3032021

#4552023

Georgia (GA)

#3792021

#4612022

#5032023

Kentucky (KY)

#3362021

#2572022

#6212023

Alabama (AL)

#3492021

#3612022

#4972023

Oregon (OR)

#4992020

#5752021

#6372023

Colorado (CO)

#7612021

#5282022

#8582023

Kansas (KS)

#5252019

#4352021

#4382023

Oklahoma (OK)

#6322019

#4742020

#5292023

Nebraska (NE)

#4112018

#4722020

#4632022

West Virginia (WV)

#3092015

#2512016

#2452017

Louisiana (LA)

#8672021

#6762022

#6002023

Utah (UT)

#7192021

#3872022

#7002023

South Carolina (SC)

#3852021

#3342022

#3222023

Arizona (AZ)

#5782021

#6522022

#8672023

Maine (ME)

#2042020

#2472021

#2572022

Mississippi (MS)

#3452018

#5842019

#3752020

District of Columbia (DC)

#2662015

#1942016

#2442019

Arkansas (AR)

#4512019

#5132021

#6192023

New Hampshire (NH)

#2392015

#2372020

#2242021

Rhode Island (RI)

#1692016

#1452021

#1572023

North Dakota (ND)

#1812007

#2262011

#2722016

South Dakota (SD)

#1191999

#1422000

#2222004

Idaho (ID)

#4212019

#3672020

#3322022

Delaware (DE)

#1382019

#1922021

#2252022

New Mexico (NM)

#4302015

#4062016

#2872017

Hawaii (HI)

#2332007

#1912010

#2172014

Montana (MT)

#2022003

#1862011

#1972013

Vermont (VT)

#1232004

#1382007

#1372013

Nevada (NV)

#5422019

#4112020

#5382023

Alaska (AK)

#1872010

#1562014

#1982022

Wyoming (WY)

#1322001

#1422004

#1532010

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Jeffrey a Name for Boys or Girls?

Jeffrey, with its origins and meanings rooted in peace, has been a male name for centuries.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Jeffrey

Geoff
Geoffrey
Jeffry
Jeffery
Jefferey
Joffrey
Godfrey
Jefferson
Geoffroi
Geofrey

Jeffrey in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Jeffrey Wright (Actor, 1965): An American actor known for his versatile roles in both film and television, including "Westworld" and "The Hunger Games."
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Actor, 1966): An American actor famous for his roles in "The Walking Dead" and "Supernatural."
Jeffrey Archer (Author, 1940): A British author and former politician known for his best-selling novels and short stories.
Jeffrey Tambor (Actor, 1944): An American actor known for his roles in "Arrested Development" and "Transparent."

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Jeffrey Name Meaning