Jeffery Herbst
There are approximately 5 people named Jeffery Herbst living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jeffery with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Herbst. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Jeffery
202K
Alive today
Named Herbst
9.2K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 202K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1962
Average age: 54
Top Census group: White (79.4%)
Estimated bearers: 9.2K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #4,290
Per 100K: 2.68
Top ancestry: White (93.7%)
First name trend
Jeffery: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jeffery. The peak year was 1962 with 9,330 births. The average person named Jeffery today is 54 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeffery
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jeffery, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 79.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeffery described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jeffery at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White79.4% · 120,846
- Black or African American12.8% · 19,440
- Two or more races3.0% · 4,512
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 4,502
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 1,657
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,284
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Herbst surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Herbst, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Herbst described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Herbst at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White93.7% · 7,494
- Hispanic or Latino2.8% · 222
- Two or more races2.4% · 192
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 61
- Black or African American0.2% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 14
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jeffery has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0588% of the US population, based on 201,512 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jeffery right now.
The surname Herbst appears at a rate of 2.68 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0027%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Jeffery Herbst. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Jeffery
FAQ
Jeffery Herbst: questions and answers
How many people are named Jeffery Herbst?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Jeffery Herbst. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0588%) with the surname frequency (2.68 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jeffery Herbst?
We classify Jeffery Herbst as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jeffery a male or female name?
Jeffery is predominantly male. Out of 231,703 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Jeffery profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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