Jeffery is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jeffery means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jeffery across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jeffery has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jeffery is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “peace of God or land”. A variant spelling of Jeffrey, from the Germanic name Godfrey or Gaufrid.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 231,818 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 117 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 36 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jeffery per year, United States (1894 to 2025). United States peaked in 1962 (9,331/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (8/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1973 (5/yr).
Jeffery has been one of the most popular baby names in the United States. It was most common in 1962, when it ranked #93 nationally (given to 9,331 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1960s.
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