Jefferson

Given to 24,440 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#829

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

298

boys 298

Peak year

1891

40 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

24,440

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Jefferson was most popular in 1891, when 40 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.40 per 1,000). In 2025, 298 babies were named Jefferson, ranking #829 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	298	829
2024	<5	—	375	710
2023	<5	—	339	762
2022	<5	—	332	760
2021	<5	—	357	723
2020	<5	—	357	706
2019	<5	—	326	739
2018	<5	—	364	681
2017	<5	—	353	698
2016	<5	—	432	620
2015	<5	—	378	672
2014	<5	—	439	609
2013	<5	—	414	610
2012	<5	—	394	617
2011	<5	—	326	703
2010	<5	—	363	662
2009	<5	—	444	588
2008	<5	—	419	599
2007	<5	—	417	602
2006	<5	—	359	645
2005	<5	—	348	628
2004	<5	—	310	656
2003	<5	—	249	730
2002	<5	—	254	703
2001	<5	—	225	762
2000	<5	—	243	717
1999	<5	—	287	628
1998	<5	—	227	724
1997	<5	—	236	683
1996	<5	—	236	686
1995	<5	—	242	682
1994	<5	—	225	694
1993	<5	—	266	633
1992	<5	—	209	709
1991	<5	—	224	676
1990	<5	—	207	707
1989	<5	—	186	726
1988	<5	—	170	721
1987	<5	—	145	760
1986	<5	—	153	730
1985	<5	—	170	682
1984	<5	—	159	689
1983	<5	—	139	731
1982	<5	—	158	690
1981	<5	—	182	632
1980	<5	—	176	655
1979	<5	—	175	644
1978	<5	—	164	655
1977	<5	—	161	665
1976	<5	—	194	586
1975	<5	—	177	612
1974	<5	—	234	515
1973	<5	—	285	462
1972	<5	—	233	515
1971	<5	—	266	496
1970	<5	—	276	488
1969	<5	—	246	492
1968	<5	—	214	516
1967	<5	—	208	518
1966	<5	—	186	559
1965	<5	—	171	584
1964	<5	—	205	550
1963	<5	—	177	589
1962	<5	—	214	540
1961	<5	—	223	530
1960	<5	—	173	596
1959	<5	—	234	514
1958	<5	—	192	557
1957	<5	—	160	606
1956	<5	—	160	602
1955	<5	—	196	522
1954	<5	—	178	545
1953	<5	—	155	576
1952	<5	—	154	565
1951	<5	—	162	532
1950	<5	—	147	558
1949	<5	—	133	585
1948	<5	—	123	613
1947	<5	—	137	577
1946	<5	—	120	586
1945	<5	—	105	592
1944	<5	—	119	554
1943	<5	—	98	643
1942	<5	—	101	629
1941	<5	—	104	579
1940	<5	—	102	585
1939	<5	—	88	621
1938	<5	—	61	784
1937	<5	—	73	700
1936	<5	—	67	736
1935	<5	—	101	575
1934	<5	—	105	576
1933	<5	—	86	624
1932	<5	—	119	538
1931	<5	—	108	565
1930	<5	—	100	617
1929	<5	—	94	630
1928	<5	—	109	593
1927	<5	—	129	543
1926	<5	—	142	510
1925	<5	—	143	510
1924	<5	—	177	460
1923	<5	—	159	482
1922	<5	—	160	489
1921	<5	—	162	483
1920	<5	—	154	488
1919	<5	—	146	493
1918	<5	—	149	489
1917	<5	—	152	460
1916	<5	—	109	547
1915	<5	—	150	447
1914	<5	—	105	472
1913	<5	—	92	448
1912	<5	—	64	497
1911	<5	—	47	420
1910	<5	—	25	569
1909	<5	—	24	530
1908	<5	—	25	499
1907	<5	—	32	396
1906	<5	—	25	443
1905	<5	—	22	477
1904	<5	—	21	466
1903	<5	—	20	470
1902	<5	—	24	415
1901	<5	—	27	353
1900	<5	—	24	469
1899	<5	—	11	613
1898	<5	—	38	307
1897	<5	—	17	473
1896	<5	—	23	407
1895	<5	—	28	347
1894	<5	—	30	322
1893	<5	—	25	359
1892	<5	—	40	289
1891	<5	—	40	251
1890	<5	—	39	275
1889	<5	—	39	266
1888	<5	—	33	312
1887	<5	—	32	294
1886	<5	—	34	294
1885	<5	—	38	268
1884	<5	—	39	271
1883	<5	—	32	289
1882	<5	—	34	294
1881	<5	—	31	286
1880	<5	—	43	252

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Other spellings

Jeferson · 430

Names like Jefferson

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Jefferson is most popular

Maryland
4.8×
Virginia
2.5×
New Jersey
2.2×
Massachusetts
2.0×
New York
1.6×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.