Jefferey
Meaning
“A variant spelling of Jeffrey, from Old French Geoffroi, a Frankish compound of disputed sense, perhaps Geat plus peace.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jefferey has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Jefferey
Most people given the name Jefferey in the United States were born between 1960 and 1989. The Jefferey you meet today is most often in his 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jefferey deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Jefferey truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Jefferey fits with your family’s names and surname.
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