Jeffie
The Story of Jeffie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jeffie as a girl name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 31 newborns named Jeffie — #1,298 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Jeffie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Jeffie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1976, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jeffie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1893, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 20 births, good for #1,710 nationwide. About 22% of every Jeffie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Jeffie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 677 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jeffie
Jeffie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jeffie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,298. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeffie'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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