Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Jeff

#284 most common boys' name of all time · #614 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#284
Rank overall
#614 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
120,502
Since 2016
495
Peak year
1961 #49
Best rank
#44 1962
Girls Boys peak 9,474/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Jeff is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 35 35 #3,314
2024 — 43 43 #2,915
2023 — 35 35 #3,347
2022 — 46 46 #2,793
2021 — 56 56 #2,410
2020 — 43 43 #2,806
2019 — 53 53 #2,491
2018 — 67 67 #2,101
2017 — 59 59 #2,240
2016 — 58 58 #2,279
2015 — 72 72 #2,002
2014 — 100 100 #1,577
2013 — 80 80 #1,795
2012 — 78 78 #1,865
2011 — 90 90 #1,667
2010 — 113 113 #1,456
2009 — 128 128 #1,347
2008 — 142 142 #1,228
2007 — 161 161 #1,120
2006 — 141 141 #1,190
2005 — 130 130 #1,216
2004 — 163 163 #1,011
2003 — 156 156 #1,012
2002 — 162 162 #973
2001 — 171 171 #913
2000 — 164 164 #930
1999 — 165 165 #906
1998 — 135 135 #1,009
1997 — 134 134 #976
1996 — 156 156 #879
1995 — 154 154 #878
1994 — 213 213 #718
1993 — 209 209 #714
1992 — 221 221 #695
1991 — 254 254 #642
1990 — 249 249 #642
1989 — 283 283 #581
1988 5 324 329 #512
1987 — 306 306 #514
1986 6 346 352 #466
1985 6 373 379 #441
1984 — 365 365 #440
1983 5 390 395 #413
1982 5 424 429 #395
1981 — 434 434 #388
1980 — 542 542 #339
1979 — 552 552 #330
1978 — 639 639 #294
1977 6 699 705 #277
1976 5 745 750 #262
1975 — 882 882 #234
1974 5 974 979 #217
1973 — 1,182 1,182 #192
1972 5 1,540 1,545 #167
1971 5 2,155 2,160 #140
1970 9 2,881 2,890 #116
1969 16 2,973 2,989 #106
1968 14 3,279 3,293 #90
1967 16 3,591 3,607 #88
1966 11 4,387 4,398 #72
1965 15 5,406 5,421 #62
1964 14 6,933 6,947 #52
1963 13 8,105 8,118 #48
1962 17 9,424 9,441 #44
1961 11 9,463 9,474 #49
1960 20 8,511 8,531 #49
1959 7 7,730 7,737 #52
1958 15 5,808 5,823 #68
1957 7 4,092 4,099 #96
1956 5 2,220 2,225 #145
1955 5 1,482 1,487 #182
1954 — 976 976 #221
1953 — 847 847 #231
1952 — 659 659 #268
1951 — 567 567 #286
1950 — 539 539 #291
1949 — 696 696 #245
1948 — 888 888 #212
1947 — 1,007 1,007 #199
1946 — 766 766 #219
1945 — 538 538 #249
1944 — 470 470 #273
1943 — 480 480 #280
1942 — 424 424 #294
1941 — 361 361 #302
1940 — 279 279 #340
1939 — 164 164 #446
1938 — 187 187 #416
1937 — 153 153 #454
1936 — 128 128 #500
1935 5 137 142 #482
1934 — 122 122 #530
1933 — 143 143 #468
1932 — 157 157 #452
1931 — 154 154 #454
1930 — 177 177 #441
1929 — 174 174 #450
1928 — 177 177 #452
1927 5 192 197 #440
1926 — 159 159 #476
1925 5 189 194 #437
1924 — 186 186 #448
1923 — 207 207 #419
1922 — 206 206 #417
1921 — 164 164 #480
1920 — 207 207 #408
1919 — 184 184 #433
1918 — 198 198 #415
1917 — 180 180 #421
1916 — 186 186 #406
1915 — 183 183 #398
1914 — 165 165 #368
1913 — 143 143 #345
1912 — 134 134 #321
1911 — 76 76 #308
1910 — 83 83 #267
1909 — 68 68 #270
1908 — 65 65 #262
1907 — 73 73 #242
1906 — 59 59 #258
1905 — 62 62 #248
1904 — 71 71 #221
1903 — 46 46 #273
1902 — 47 47 #275
1901 — 45 45 #256
1900 — 69 69 #244
1899 — 48 48 #240
1898 — 60 60 #229
1897 — 59 59 #220
1896 — 62 62 #231
1895 — 65 65 #215
1894 — 64 64 #210
1893 — 87 87 #167
1892 — 62 62 #221
1891 — 77 77 #168
1890 — 77 77 #176
1889 — 70 70 #189
1888 — 93 93 #162
1887 — 70 70 #181
1886 — 63 63 #211
1885 — 63 63 #200
1884 — 74 74 #185
1883 — 44 44 #240
1882 — 81 81 #169
1881 — 61 61 #189
1880 — 66 66 #188