Jeffery

/ JEF-er-ee /
boyclassicvintageretrostrong

“peaceful territory” — Germanic, English

—2024 rank
1962peak year
220,254babies named Jeffery since 1880
▼ 39%5-year trend

Jeffery popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 196218801920196020002024

What does Jeffery mean?

A variant of Jeffrey, from medieval Norman forms of Godfrey, from Germanic gawia, 'territory', and frid, 'peace'. The -ery spelling is the rarer American choice.

OriginGermanic, English
Syllables3
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage

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