Jefferson Name Popularity

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How popular is Jefferson?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Jefferson, ranked the 680th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Jefferson has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #253 in 1891.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2009 with 444 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Jefferson in any given year was 11 in 1899.

Jefferson, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1903-1907, 1908-1915, 1948-1951, 1952-1955, 1956-1959, 1965-1970, 1996-1999, and 2001-2007, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1890-1893, 1894-1897, and 1980-1983.

Jefferson's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Jefferson has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jefferson?

Jefferson's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Jefferson still has a solid footing but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jefferso. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		364	680
2017		353	695
2016		431	619
2015		378	672
2014		438	609
2013		414	610
2012		394	617
2011		325	704
2010		363	662
2009		444	587
2008		419	600
2007		417	602
2006		359	645
2005		348	630
2004		310	659
2003		249	731
2002		254	706
2001		225	762
2000		243	717
1999		287	628
1998		227	723
1997		236	684
1996		236	691
1995		241	682
1994		225	695
1993		266	633
1992		209	713
1991		224	678
1990		206	708
1989		186	726
1988		170	720
1987		145	761
1986		153	732
1985		170	682
1984		159	689
1983		139	733
1982		158	690
1981		180	634
1980		175	658
1979		175	644
1978		164	656
1977		161	665
1976		194	587
1975		177	614
1974		234	516
1973		286	462
1972		233	515
1971		266	496
1970		277	489
1969		246	492
1968		214	518
1967		208	518
1966		186	560
1965		171	585
1964		205	551
1963		179	589
1962		214	544
1961		223	531
1960		173	597
1959		233	516
1958		192	558
1957		159	608
1956		159	604
1955		197	521
1954		177	549
1953		155	577
1952		153	567
1951		162	532
1950		147	559
1949		132	593
1948		124	611
1947		138	576
1946		121	584
1945		105	594
1944		119	556
1943		98	644
1942		101	634
1941		104	581
1940		102	587
1939		88	624
1938		61	789
1937		73	703
1936		67	739
1935		101	578
1934		105	577
1933		86	626
1932		119	539
1931		107	570
1930		100	617
1929		94	631
1928		109	593
1927		129	545
1926		142	510
1925		143	510
1924		177	462
1923		159	483
1922		160	491
1921		162	484
1920		154	488
1919		146	493
1918		149	489
1917		152	463
1916		109	548
1915		150	447
1914		105	473
1913		92	449
1912		64	498
1911		47	421
1910		25	575
1909		24	537
1908		25	506
1907		32	400
1906		25	448
1905		22	486
1904		21	473
1903		20	477
1902		24	421
1901		27	354
1900		24	475
1899		11	638
1898		38	313
1897		17	486
1896		23	411
1895		28	351
1894		30	325
1893		25	364
1892		40	291
1891		40	253
1890		39	275
1889		39	269
1888		33	313
1887		32	296
1886		34	296
1885		38	269
1884		39	274
1883		32	291
1882		34	296
1881		31	287
1880		43	255

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.