Jefferson

Boy name

Jefferson has been given to 24,440 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2009 and currently ranks #831 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/

From Jeffrey +&lrm; -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

24,440

Peak year

2009 (444 babies)

Rank in 2025

#831 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -21%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jefferson.

24,571 babies since 1880

24,231 babies since 1885

24,050 babies since 1937

24,037 babies since 1967

23,930 babies since 1914

23,862 babies since 1990

25,309 babies since 1995

23,508 babies since 1970

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