Jeffrey is a distinctive choice, ranked #1595 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jeffrey in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1595
US Rank #520
About the Name Jeffrey
Jeffrey is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 230 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #476 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jeffrey is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #520, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jeffrey
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Jeffrey per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jeffrey in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jeffrey is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 230 places over the last five years to #1595 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Jeffrey is more popular in the US (#520) than in the UK (#1595). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Jeffrey include: Jeffrey Manchester — Jeffrey Allen Manchester is an American criminal known for his modus operandi activity of breaking and entering into McDonald's locations by drilling through...; Jeffrey Sachs — Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and public policy analyst..
Jeffrey ranks #520 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
16
UK babies named Jeffrey (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 230 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jeffrey
Likely around 1 other Jeffrey in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Jeffrey
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jeffrey Allen Manchester is an American criminal known for his modus operandi activity of breaking and entering into McDonald's locations by drilling through their roofs. Before being apprehended for a second time in 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Manchester used the alias John Zorn from July 2004 to February 2005.
Jeffrey Edward Epstein was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking and finance sector.
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and public policy analyst. He is a professor at Columbia University, where he was formerly director of The Earth Institute, and is director of the Center for Sustainable Development at the university.
Jeffrey Hudson was a court dwarf of the English queen Henrietta Maria of France. He was famous as the "Queen's dwarf" and "Lord Minimus" and was considered one of the "wonders of the age" because of his extreme but well-proportioned smallness.
Jeffrey Douglas Rignall was an American memoirist who wrote 29 Below about surviving a 1978 attack by serial killer John Wayne Gacy and his subsequent search to find his attacker. Rignall's testimony during Gacy's trial helped to secure the latter's conviction and death sentence.