Jefferson
Boy · JEF-er-sun · English
Jefferson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Geoffrey”. In 2025 it ranked 829th for boys in the US (298 babies).
What does Jefferson mean?
English: English surname
“son of Geoffrey”
Often given in honour of Thomas Jefferson, third US president and main author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Is Jefferson a girl's or a boy's name?
Jefferson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 298 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jefferson in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jefferson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Jefferson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Jefferson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #829among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 298about 1 in 5,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 298 boys in the US were named Jefferson, making it the 829th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 706th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 444 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jefferson than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Jefferson in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 315 boys in the US were given Jefferson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #745, up from #829 for this spelling alone.
- Jefferson 298
- Jeferson 17
Jefferson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 298 | #829 |
| 2024 | 375 | #710 |
| 2023 | 339 | #762 |
| 2022 | 332 | #760 |
| 2021 | 357 | #723 |
| 2020 | 357 | #706 |
| 2019 | 326 | #739 |
| 2018 | 364 | #681 |
| 2017 | 353 | #698 |
| 2016 | 432 | #620 |
| 2015 | 378 | #672 |
| 2014 | 439 | #609 |
| 2013 | 414 | #610 |
| 2012 | 394 | #617 |
| 2011 | 326 | #703 |
| 2010 | 363 | #662 |
| 2009 | 444 | #588 |
| 2008 | 419 | #599 |
| 2007 | 417 | #602 |
| 2006 | 359 | #645 |
| 2005 | 348 | #628 |
| 2004 | 310 | #656 |
| 2003 | 249 | #730 |
| 2002 | 254 | #703 |
| 2001 | 225 | #761 |
| 2000 | 243 | #716 |
| 1999 | 287 | #627 |
| 1998 | 227 | #724 |
| 1997 | 236 | #682 |
| 1996 | 236 | #685 |
| 1995 | 242 | #679 |
| 1994 | 225 | #693 |
| 1993 | 266 | #632 |
| 1992 | 209 | #707 |
| 1991 | 224 | #673 |
| 1990 | 207 | #704 |
| 1989 | 186 | #723 |
| 1988 | 170 | #720 |
| 1987 | 145 | #760 |
| 1986 | 153 | #730 |
| 1985 | 170 | #682 |
| 1984 | 159 | #689 |
| 1983 | 139 | #731 |
| 1982 | 158 | #690 |
| 1981 | 182 | #632 |
| 1980 | 176 | #655 |
| 1979 | 175 | #644 |
| 1978 | 164 | #655 |
| 1977 | 161 | #665 |
| 1976 | 194 | #586 |
| 1975 | 177 | #612 |
| 1974 | 234 | #515 |
| 1973 | 285 | #462 |
| 1972 | 233 | #515 |
| 1971 | 266 | #496 |
| 1970 | 276 | #488 |
| 1969 | 246 | #492 |
| 1968 | 214 | #516 |
| 1967 | 208 | #518 |
| 1966 | 186 | #559 |
| 1965 | 171 | #584 |
| 1964 | 205 | #550 |
| 1963 | 177 | #589 |
| 1962 | 214 | #540 |
| 1961 | 223 | #530 |
| 1960 | 173 | #595 |
| 1959 | 234 | #514 |
| 1958 | 192 | #556 |
| 1957 | 160 | #605 |
| 1956 | 160 | #601 |
| 1955 | 196 | #521 |
| 1954 | 178 | #544 |
| 1953 | 155 | #575 |
| 1952 | 154 | #564 |
| 1951 | 162 | #531 |
| 1950 | 147 | #557 |
| 1949 | 133 | #584 |
| 1948 | 123 | #612 |
| 1947 | 137 | #577 |
| 1946 | 120 | #586 |
| 1945 | 105 | #592 |
| 1944 | 119 | #554 |
| 1943 | 98 | #643 |
| 1942 | 101 | #629 |
| 1941 | 104 | #579 |
| 1940 | 102 | #585 |
| 1939 | 88 | #621 |
| 1938 | 61 | #784 |
| 1937 | 73 | #700 |
| 1936 | 67 | #736 |
| 1935 | 101 | #575 |
| 1934 | 105 | #576 |
| 1933 | 86 | #624 |
| 1932 | 119 | #538 |
| 1931 | 108 | #565 |
| 1930 | 100 | #617 |
| 1929 | 94 | #630 |
| 1928 | 109 | #593 |
| 1927 | 129 | #543 |
| 1926 | 142 | #510 |
| 1925 | 143 | #510 |
| 1924 | 177 | #460 |
| 1923 | 159 | #482 |
| 1922 | 160 | #489 |
| 1921 | 162 | #483 |
| 1920 | 154 | #488 |
| 1919 | 146 | #493 |
| 1918 | 149 | #489 |
| 1917 | 152 | #460 |
| 1916 | 109 | #547 |
| 1915 | 150 | #447 |
| 1914 | 105 | #472 |
| 1913 | 92 | #448 |
| 1912 | 64 | #497 |
| 1911 | 47 | #420 |
| 1910 | 25 | #569 |
| 1909 | 24 | #530 |
| 1908 | 25 | #499 |
| 1907 | 32 | #396 |
| 1906 | 25 | #443 |
| 1905 | 22 | #477 |
| 1904 | 21 | #466 |
| 1903 | 20 | #470 |
| 1902 | 24 | #415 |
| 1901 | 27 | #353 |
| 1900 | 24 | #469 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 38 | #307 |
| 1897 | 17 | #473 |
| 1896 | 23 | #407 |
| 1895 | 28 | #347 |
| 1894 | 30 | #322 |
| 1893 | 25 | #359 |
| 1892 | 40 | #289 |
| 1891 | 40 | #251 |
| 1890 | 39 | #275 |
| 1889 | 39 | #266 |
| 1888 | 33 | #312 |
| 1887 | 32 | #294 |
| 1886 | 34 | #294 |
| 1885 | 38 | #268 |
| 1884 | 39 | #271 |
| 1883 | 32 | #289 |
| 1882 | 34 | #294 |
| 1881 | 31 | #286 |
| 1880 | 43 | #252 |
Nicknames for Jefferson
Names like Jefferson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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