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.

Jefferson

#744 most common boys' name of all time · #1,671 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#744
Rank overall
#1,671 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
24,440
Since 2016
3,533
Peak year
2009 #588
Best rank
#254 1891
Girls Boys peak 444/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Jefferson 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 — 298 298 #829
2024 — 375 375 #710
2023 — 339 339 #762
2022 — 332 332 #761
2021 — 357 357 #723
2020 — 357 357 #706
2019 — 326 326 #739
2018 — 364 364 #681
2017 — 353 353 #698
2016 — 432 432 #620
2015 — 378 378 #672
2014 — 439 439 #609
2013 — 414 414 #610
2012 — 394 394 #617
2011 — 326 326 #704
2010 — 363 363 #662
2009 — 444 444 #588
2008 — 419 419 #599
2007 — 417 417 #603
2006 — 359 359 #645
2005 — 348 348 #629
2004 — 310 310 #656
2003 — 249 249 #730
2002 — 254 254 #703
2001 — 225 225 #762
2000 — 243 243 #717
1999 — 287 287 #628
1998 — 227 227 #724
1997 — 236 236 #683
1996 — 236 236 #686
1995 — 242 242 #682
1994 — 225 225 #694
1993 — 266 266 #633
1992 — 209 209 #710
1991 — 224 224 #676
1990 — 207 207 #707
1989 — 186 186 #726
1988 — 170 170 #723
1987 — 145 145 #761
1986 — 153 153 #730
1985 — 170 170 #682
1984 — 159 159 #690
1983 — 139 139 #732
1982 — 158 158 #690
1981 — 182 182 #632
1980 — 176 176 #655
1979 — 175 175 #645
1978 — 164 164 #655
1977 — 161 161 #666
1976 — 194 194 #586
1975 — 177 177 #612
1974 — 234 234 #515
1973 — 285 285 #462
1972 — 233 233 #515
1971 — 266 266 #496
1970 — 276 276 #488
1969 — 246 246 #492
1968 — 214 214 #516
1967 — 208 208 #518
1966 — 186 186 #559
1965 — 171 171 #584
1964 — 205 205 #551
1963 — 177 177 #589
1962 — 214 214 #541
1961 — 223 223 #531
1960 — 173 173 #596
1959 — 234 234 #514
1958 — 192 192 #557
1957 — 160 160 #606
1956 — 160 160 #602
1955 — 196 196 #523
1954 — 178 178 #546
1953 — 155 155 #576
1952 — 154 154 #566
1951 — 162 162 #532
1950 — 147 147 #558
1949 — 133 133 #585
1948 — 123 123 #613
1947 — 137 137 #577
1946 — 120 120 #586
1945 — 105 105 #592
1944 — 119 119 #555
1943 — 98 98 #644
1942 — 101 101 #630
1941 — 104 104 #580
1940 — 102 102 #585
1939 — 88 88 #621
1938 — 61 61 #784
1937 — 73 73 #701
1936 — 67 67 #737
1935 — 101 101 #576
1934 — 105 105 #577
1933 — 86 86 #624
1932 — 119 119 #538
1931 — 108 108 #565
1930 — 100 100 #617
1929 — 94 94 #630
1928 — 109 109 #593
1927 — 129 129 #545
1926 — 142 142 #510
1925 — 143 143 #510
1924 — 177 177 #460
1923 — 159 159 #482
1922 — 160 160 #490
1921 — 162 162 #483
1920 — 154 154 #488
1919 — 146 146 #493
1918 — 149 149 #489
1917 — 152 152 #461
1916 — 109 109 #547
1915 — 150 150 #447
1914 — 105 105 #472
1913 — 92 92 #448
1912 — 64 64 #498
1911 — 47 47 #420
1910 — 25 25 #571
1909 — 24 24 #534
1908 — 25 25 #500
1907 — 32 32 #398
1906 — 25 25 #444
1905 — 22 22 #479
1904 — 21 21 #469
1903 — 20 20 #473
1902 — 24 24 #416
1901 — 27 27 #354
1900 — 24 24 #469
1899 — 11 11 #624
1898 — 38 38 #307
1897 — 17 17 #475
1896 — 23 23 #407
1895 — 28 28 #348
1894 — 30 30 #325
1893 — 25 25 #360
1892 — 40 40 #290
1891 — 40 40 #254
1890 — 39 39 #276
1889 — 39 39 #269
1888 — 33 33 #313
1887 — 32 32 #294
1886 — 34 34 #295
1885 — 38 38 #270
1884 — 39 39 #274
1883 — 32 32 #291
1882 — 34 34 #294
1881 — 31 31 #287
1880 — 43 43 #255