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Jeff is a given name of Germanic via Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 120,475 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 120,212 as boys and 263 as girls. Jeff gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1961 and has since declined significantly. It is the #607 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 43
2023 35
2022 46
2021 56
2020 43
2019 53
2018 67
2017 59
2016 58
2015 72
2014 100
2013 79
2012 78
2011 90
2010 113
2009 128
2008 142
2007 161
2006 141
2005 130
2004 163
2003 156
2002 162
2001 171
2000 164
1999 165
1998 135
1997 134
1996 156
1995 154
1994 213
1993 209
1992 221
1991 254
1990 249
1989 283
1988 328
1987 306
1986 352
1985 379
1984 365
1983 395
1982 429
1981 434
1980 542
1979 551
1978 640
1977 707
1976 750
1975 883
1974 980
1973 1,182
1972 1,545
1971 2,160
1970 2,890
1969 2,989
1968 3,293
1967 3,608
1966 4,398
1965 5,424
1964 6,946
1963 8,121
1962 9,441
1961 9,473
1960 8,531
1959 7,737
1958 5,825
1957 4,099
1956 2,224
1955 1,487
1954 976
1953 847
1952 659
1951 567
1950 539
1949 696
1948 888
1947 1,007
1946 766
1945 538
1944 470
1943 480
1942 424
1941 361
1940 279
1939 164
1938 187
1937 153
1936 128
1935 142
1934 122
1933 143
1932 157
1931 154
1930 177
1929 174
1928 177
1927 197
1926 159
1925 194
1924 186
1923 207
1922 206
1921 164
1920 207
1919 184
1918 198
1917 180
1916 186
1915 183
1914 165
1913 143
1912 134
1911 76
1910 83
1909 68
1908 65
1907 73
1906 59
1905 62
1904 71
1903 46
1902 47
1901 45
1900 69
1899 48
1898 60
1897 59
1896 62
1895 65
1894 64
1893 87
1892 62
1891 77
1890 77
1889 70
1888 93
1887 70
1886 63
1885 63
1884 74
1883 44
1882 81
1881 61
1880 66