Jefte
Jephthah appears in the Book of Judges as a judge who presided over Israel for a period of six years. According to Judges, he lived in Gilead. His father's name is also given as Gilead, and, as his mother is described as a prostitute, this may indicate that his father might have been any of the men of that area.
Meaning & Origin of Jefte
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jephthah appears in the Book of Judges as a judge who presided over Israel for a period of six years. According to Judges, he lived in Gilead. His father's name is also given as Gilead, and, as his mother is described as a prostitute, this may indicate that his father might have been any of the men of that area.
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The Story of Jefte
Jefte first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 13 Jeftes were born — ranking #6,259 that year. As of 2026, Jefte ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 153 Jeftes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jefte
Jefte is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 153 births in the dataset. Jefte's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #6,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Jefte'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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