Jeffrey
Jeffrey is of German origin, derived from the name Godfrey, meaning 'God's peace' or 'divine peace.' It became popular in medieval England and has maintained steady use as a distinguished English name.
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 522. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 1,440
- 2012: 1,508
- 2013: 1,406
- 2014: 1,380
- 2015: 1,261
- 2016: 1,173
- 2017: 1,056
- 2018: 1,016
- 2019: 881
- 2020: 794
- 2021: 727
- 2022: 681
- 2023: 622
- 2024: 588
- 2025: 544
- 2026 (projected): 522
Good to Know
- •Has two common spellings: Jeffrey and Geoffrey
- •Easy to spell and pronounce in English-speaking countries
- •Popular nickname 'Jeff' works well professionally
- •Peak popularity was in the 1960s-1980s, giving it a vintage-classic feel
- •Multiple spelling variations exist
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Jeffrey Katzenberg
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Statistics
979,601
Total births since 1880
1962
Peak year
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