Jefferson
Jefferson or Jéferson is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Jefferson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jefferson or Jéferson is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Portuguese
The Story of Jefferson
Jefferson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 43 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 444 births, good for #588 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #741 among baby boy names with 361 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 25K Jeffersons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jefferson
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jefferson. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Jéferson
Names that sound like Jefferson
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About the name Jefferson
Jefferson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Jefferson's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #251. Use the chart and map above to compare Jefferson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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