Jeff

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A few things about Jeff you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jeff

Jeff Goldblum

American actor and musician

Choose Jeff and your child shares a first name with Jeff Goldblum, an American actor and musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jeff, like who?” Jeff Goldblum's Wikipedia article is available in 75 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 48,780 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jeff, 35 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jeff would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJeff has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jeffs, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1962, when it ranked #44. Today it's #3,314, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJeff was 4.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,976 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 48,780.
• 🍂TrendJeff has slipped 508 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,314. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningJeff is an English form of Jeffrey, which means “peace”. Our records link it to English and German roots.

About the name Jeff

Jeff is a boy name of English and German origin meaning “peace”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with J and ending in “-eff”. US birth records list Jeff for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked #44 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,314, with 35 babies.

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