Boy
Jeffrey
As a boy's name, Jeffrey traces back to Germanic, where it is understood to mean "Peaceful traveler". It was at its most popular in the 1960s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is one of the most familiar names around. Common variant spellings include Jeffery.
GermanicPeaceful traveler
Old FrenchOne who brings peace on a journey
Also spelled: Jeffery
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
147
1920s
263
1930s
905
1940s
34,464
1950s
184,941
1960s
302,980
1970s
203,920
1980s
145,680
1990s
67,168
2000s
25,943
2010s
10,824
Peaked in the 1960s · 977,235 total U.S. births since 1900