Jeffrie
One who is peaceful or rules with peace.
Name Census estimates that about 857 living Americans carry the first name Jeffrie. It is a predominantly male name (91.6% of registrations). The average person named Jeffrie today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeffrie births was 1961 (45 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeffrie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
857
~ 1 in 399,947 Americans
Peak year
1961
45 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
2017 SSA rank
#5,500
Tracked since 1921
Census
Jeffrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 823 people with the first name Jeffrie, which placed it at #14,344 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,344
National first-name rank
People counted
823
823 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeffrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeffrie is White at 62.9%. The next largest groups are Black (16.4%) and Hispanic (13.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeffrie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeffrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.9% · 518
- Black or African American16.4% · 135
- Hispanic or Latino13.5% · 111
- Two or more races4.3% · 35
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Jeffrie
Jeffrie leans heavily male at 91.6% of total registrations, but 86 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jeffrie as a male name
- Ranked #13,134 in 2017
- 5 male births in 2017
- Peak: 1961 (45 births)
Jeffrie as a female name
- Ranked #5,500 in 1965
- 7 female births in 1965
- Peak: 1957 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeffrie leans strongly male. 708 people counted with this name were male (86.7%), compared with 109 female bearers (13.3%).
Popularity
Jeffrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeffrie from the 1920s through to the 2010s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 263 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeffrie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jeffrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jeffries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Indiana, California, Michigan recorded the most babies named Jeffrie, while North Carolina, Michigan, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeffrie
The name Jeffrie finds its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the Old English name Geoffrey, which itself comes from the Old French Geffrei or Geffroy. These names can be traced back to the Germanic compound name Gaufrid, formed from the elements "gau" meaning "territory" or "district" and "frid" meaning "peace."
This name gained prominence during the Middle Ages, particularly in England and France, where it was often associated with nobility and landowners. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which listed several individuals named Geoffrey or Geffrei among the landowners in various counties of England.
In medieval literature, the name Geoffrey made an appearance in the famous Arthurian legends, where Geoffrey of Monmouth, a 12th-century cleric and writer, wrote the influential work "Historia Regum Britanniae" (History of the Kings of Britain), which popularized the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Over the centuries, the name has seen various spellings and variations, including Jeffrie, Jeffrey, and Geoffrey. One of the earliest notable figures with this name was Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060-1100), a prominent leader of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
In the 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400), the renowned English poet and author of "The Canterbury Tales," helped to further establish the name's literary legacy. Another famous bearer of the name was Geoffrey Plantagenet (1151-1186), the son of King Henry II of England and the father of King John.
During the Renaissance period, Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1554-1618), the English explorer, courtier, and writer, bore the name Geoffrey, which was often shortened to Jeffrie or Jeffrey. In the 17th century, the English philosopher and thinker John Locke (1632-1704) also carried the name Jeffrie as his middle name.
These are just a few examples of the many notable figures throughout history who have borne the name Jeffrie or its variations, reflecting its enduring presence across various cultures and time periods.
People
Jeffrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeffrie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeffrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeffrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 857 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeffrie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 399,947 US residents.
Is Jeffrie a common name?
We classify Jeffrie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,020 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeffrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeffrie was 1961, when 45 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeffrie is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeffrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 823 people with the name Jeffrie, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,344 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeffrie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeffrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeffrie leans strongly male. 708 people counted with this name were male (86.7%), compared with 109 female bearers (13.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeffrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeffrie is White at 62.9%. The next largest groups are Black (16.4%) and Hispanic (13.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeffrie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeffrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.9% (518 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeffrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeffrie a male name?
Yes, 91.6% of people registered as Jeffrie in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jeffrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeffrie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeffrie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Jeffrie?
You can see how many people share the name Jeffrie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.