Jeffry
Variant spelling of Jeffrey, a masculine name of English origin meaning "pledge of peace".
Name Census estimates that about 12,906 living Americans carry the first name Jeffry. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jeffry today is around 56 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeffry births was 1956 (553 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeffry. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
13K
~ 1 in 26,558 Americans
Peak year
1956
553 babies that year
Average age
56
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,603
Tracked since 1919
Census
Jeffry in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 12,166 people with the first name Jeffry, which placed it at #2,176 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,176
National first-name rank
People counted
12K
12,166 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeffry
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeffry is White at 79.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.3%) and Black (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeffry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeffry at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.9% · 9,717
- Hispanic or Latino12.3% · 1,492
- Black or African American3.4% · 416
- Two or more races2.0% · 248
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 243
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 50
Gender
Gender distribution for Jeffry
Out of the 15,393 babies given the name Jeffry since 1880, 99.9% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Jeffry as a male name
- Ranked #6,603 in 2024
- 13 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1956 (553 births)
Jeffry as a female name
- Ranked #8,833 in 1971
- 5 female births in 1971
- Peak: 1962 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeffry appears almost entirely male. Of the 12,164 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Jeffry: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeffry from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 4,461 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeffry by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jeffry during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeffrys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 43 states and territories. California, New York, Ohio recorded the most babies named Jeffry, while District of Columbia, Alaska, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 274 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeffry
The name Jeffry is derived from the Old English name Geoffrey, which originated from the Norman French Geffrei or Geffroy. These names are thought to be derived from the Germanic elements "gavi" meaning "territory" and "frid" meaning "peace." The name essentially translates to "pledge of peace" or "peaceful territory."
The earliest recorded examples of the name can be traced back to the 11th century, shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, who lived from 1113 to 1151. He was the father of King Henry II of England and played a significant role in the Angevin dynastic struggle for control of the English throne.
In the 12th century, Geoffrey of Monmouth, a Welsh cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularization of the Arthurian legend, wrote the influential work "Historia Regum Britanniae" (History of the Kings of Britain). This text helped to spread the name more widely throughout Britain.
Over the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the name Jeffry or its variants. One of the most famous was Geoffrey Chaucer, the renowned English poet and author of "The Canterbury Tales," who lived from around 1340 to 1400. His works had a significant influence on the development of English literature and the English language itself.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the British aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, who lived from 1882 to 1965. He founded the de Havilland Aircraft Company and was responsible for the design of many successful aircraft, including the iconic Mosquito fighter-bomber of World War II.
In the 20th century, Geoffrey Boycott, the former English cricketer and captain, was a household name in the world of cricket. Born in 1940, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era and was known for his dogged and defensive batting style.
While the name has its roots in Old English and Norman French, it has since spread to various cultures and languages around the world, with variations in spelling and pronunciation. The name Jeffry continues to be used today, carrying with it a rich historical legacy and the essence of its original meaning, "pledge of peace" or "peaceful territory."
People
Jeffry + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeffry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeffry: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeffry?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 12,906 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeffry going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 26,558 US residents.
Is Jeffry a common name?
We classify Jeffry as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15,393 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeffry most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeffry was 1956, when 553 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeffry is about 56 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeffry in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 12,166 people with the name Jeffry, or 4.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,176 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeffry in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeffry?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeffry appears almost entirely male. Of the 12,164 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeffry?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeffry is White at 79.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.3%) and Black (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeffry most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeffry in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.9% (9,717 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeffry in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeffry a male name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Jeffry in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jeffry still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeffry in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeffry can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Jeffry?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.