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Jeffery

boy name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
2
Peak era
1960s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Jeffrey, peace of the district

The story

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Jeffery's name family

One shared root links 5 names in English.

Shared root: a Germanic compound whose second element is frid "peace"; the first is still argued over, so the traditional "peaceful pledge" glosses stay hedged

The family

JefferyEnglish · variantGeoffreyEnglish

More branches

JeffreyEnglish · variantJeffEnglish · short formJeffersonEnglish · surname form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jeffery peaked in the 1960s.

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Popularity in Brazil

26 people · the #104,241 first name in Brazil · median age 26

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Jeffery

People given the name Jeffery in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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