Jeff Name Popularity

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How popular is Jeff?

In 2018 the rare name Jeff, ranked the 2,113th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Jeff is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #44 in 1962.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1961 with 9,459 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jeff in any given year was 44 in 1883.

Jeff, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1888, 1908-1915, 1934-1947, and 1952-1961, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1962-1981, and 1991-1995.

Jeff's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Jeff has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jeff?

Jeff's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Jeff is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Jeff has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Jeff (Girl)		Jeff (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	66	2,113
2017		< 5	--	59	2,248
2016		< 5	--	58	2,285
2015		< 5	--	72	2,003
2014		< 5	--	100	1,579
2013		< 5	--	79	1,815
2012		< 5	--	78	1,870
2011		< 5	--	90	1,670
2010		< 5	--	113	1,458
2009		< 5	--	128	1,349
2008		< 5	--	142	1,230
2007		< 5	--	161	1,122
2006		< 5	--	141	1,189
2005		< 5	--	130	1,219
2004		< 5	--	162	1,015
2003		< 5	--	156	1,014
2002		< 5	--	162	974
2001		< 5	--	171	911
2000		< 5	--	164	931
1999		< 5	--	165	906
1998		< 5	--	135	1,008
1997		< 5	--	134	976
1996		< 5	--	156	880
1995		< 5	--	154	880
1994		< 5	--	213	718
1993		< 5	--	209	716
1992		< 5	--	221	695
1991		< 5	--	254	643
1990		< 5	--	249	643
1989		< 5	--	284	581
1988		5	12,586	322	513
1987		< 5	--	304	515
1986		6	10,034	343	466
1985		6	9,801	373	441
1984		< 5	--	365	441
1983		5	10,919	390	413
1982		5	11,163	424	396
1981		< 5	--	434	388
1980		< 5	--	543	339
1979		< 5	--	551	330
1978		< 5	--	645	293
1977		6	8,888	703	276
1976		5	9,867	750	262
1975		< 5	--	883	233
1974		5	9,284	975	217
1973		< 5	--	1,183	192
1972		5	8,778	1,540	167
1971		5	8,828	2,153	140
1970		9	5,561	2,882	116
1969		16	3,518	2,977	106
1968		14	3,681	3,280	90
1967		16	3,252	3,592	88
1966		11	4,055	4,393	72
1965		15	3,316	5,413	62
1964		14	3,585	6,940	52
1963		13	3,700	8,099	48
1962		17	3,082	9,426	44
1961		11	4,109	9,459	49
1960		20	2,769	8,509	49
1959		7	5,251	7,727	52
1958		15	3,156	5,816	68
1957		7	5,103	4,093	96
1956		5	6,339	2,222	145
1955		5	6,228	1,477	182
1954		< 5	--	978	221
1953		< 5	--	849	231
1952		< 5	--	658	268
1951		< 5	--	569	286
1950		< 5	--	539	291
1949		< 5	--	696	245
1948		< 5	--	888	212
1947		< 5	--	1,009	199
1946		< 5	--	764	219
1945		< 5	--	540	247
1944		< 5	--	471	273
1943		< 5	--	481	280
1942		< 5	--	424	294
1941		< 5	--	361	302
1940		< 5	--	279	340
1939		< 5	--	163	449
1938		< 5	--	187	416
1937		< 5	--	153	454
1936		< 5	--	128	501
1935		5	4,518	137	483
1934		< 5	--	122	533
1933		< 5	--	143	467
1932		< 5	--	157	453
1931		< 5	--	154	457
1930		< 5	--	177	444
1929		< 5	--	174	451
1928		< 5	--	178	452
1927		5	5,184	192	441
1926		< 5	--	159	478
1925		5	5,360	189	438
1924		< 5	--	186	448
1923		< 5	--	207	419
1922		< 5	--	206	417
1921		< 5	--	164	481
1920		< 5	--	207	410
1919		< 5	--	184	434
1918		< 5	--	198	415
1917		< 5	--	180	422
1916		< 5	--	186	407
1915		< 5	--	183	398
1914		< 5	--	165	369
1913		< 5	--	143	345
1912		< 5	--	134	322
1911		< 5	--	76	309
1910		< 5	--	83	267
1909		< 5	--	68	271
1908		< 5	--	65	262
1907		< 5	--	73	243
1906		< 5	--	59	259
1905		< 5	--	62	248
1904		< 5	--	71	219
1903		< 5	--	46	273
1902		< 5	--	47	276
1901		< 5	--	45	258
1900		< 5	--	69	246
1899		< 5	--	48	242
1898		< 5	--	60	228
1897		< 5	--	59	218
1896		< 5	--	62	231
1895		< 5	--	65	215
1894		< 5	--	64	210
1893		< 5	--	87	167
1892		< 5	--	62	222
1891		< 5	--	77	167
1890		< 5	--	77	177
1889		< 5	--	70	189
1888		< 5	--	93	162
1887		< 5	--	70	180
1886		< 5	--	63	210
1885		< 5	--	63	200
1884		< 5	--	74	185
1883		< 5	--	44	243
1882		< 5	--	81	166
1881		< 5	--	61	190
1880		< 5	--	66	188

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.