Jefferson
Jefferson is ranked 711th among boys in 2024 (374 births). Its best rank was 253rd, in 1891.
- Rank in 2024
- #711up 51 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 3740.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 2009444 births
- Best rank
- #253in 1891
- Since 1880
- 24,141people given the name
The story in the numbers
24,141 boys have been named Jefferson in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2009, with 444 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 609 → 711).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1984, and the 2010s alone account for 16%. It has spent 145 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Jefferson | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 355 | |
| 1890s | 291 | |
| 1900s | 244 | |
| 1910s | 1,039 | |
| 1920s | 1,429 | |
| 1930s | 908 | |
| 1940s | 1,142 | |
| 1950s | 1,738 | |
| 1960s | 2,017 | |
| 1970s | 2,165 | |
| 1980s | 1,638 | |
| 1990s | 2,359 | |
| 2000s | 3,268 | |
| 2010s | 3,789 | |
| 2020s | 1,759 |
In 2009, its biggest year
Jefferson was the 589th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2009 were Jacob, Ethan, Michael, Alexander and William. See all of 2009.
Names that rose and fell with Jefferson
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Judsonpeak 2023
- Samuelpeak 2001
- Mosespeak 2016
- Simonpeak 2015
- Alonzopeak 2022
- Felixpeak 2024
- Bentonpeak 2016
- Zackpeak 2008
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.