What does Jeffrey mean?

Jeffrey means "peaceful ruler"

How do we pronounce Jeffrey?

Jeffrey \jef-frey, je-ffr-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jeffrey is pronounced JHEHFRiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Jeffrey: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" List of Famous Persons - 2 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 3 names

What is the origin of Jeffrey?

Jeffrey is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in the English language. In addition, Jeffrey is an English variant spelling of Geoffrey definition (English and German). Jeffrey is a widely used name; it has 47 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variation transcriptions used in English Geoff name, what does the name Geoffry mean, Geofrey definition, Geofry pronounciation, Godfry definition, short names for Jefery, Jefferey definition, Jefferies meaning, Jeffery name popularity, name Jeffie origin, name Jeffre, baby name Jeffree, short names for Jeffrie, name Jeffries meaning, Jeffroi pronounciation, meaning of Jeffry, meaning of Jefre, name Jefri origin, what does the name Jefry mean, Joffre name popularity, and name Joffrey meaning. The short form short names for Jeff, and the pet form Jeffy name popularity are other English variants. Foreign variant transcriptions of Jeffrey Bogomir meaning (Slavic), Fred name popularity (Polish), meaning of Fredo (Spanish), what does the name Frici mean (Hungarian), Friedl name popularity (German), Geoffroi name popularity (French), baby name Geoffroy (French), Geofredo name variations (Italian), name Geofri origin (Romanian), nicknames for Giotto (Italian), what does the name Godfrey mean (German), nicknames for Godofredo (Spanish), Godoired definition (Romanian), Gofredo meaning and origin (Spanish), Gotfrid definition (Russian), Gotfrids name popularity (Latvian), name Gotfryd meaning (Polish), Gottfrid pronounciation (Hungarian), baby name Gottfried (German), Jeoffroi pronounciation (French), name Sheary (Irish), Sheron pronounciation (Irish), and Sieffre name popularity (Welsh). See also the related form, Jefferson name (English). Jeffrey is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1930s up to the 1960s; before that, it was of only very modest use. At the height of its usage in 1966, 1.661% of baby boys were given the name Jeffrey. Its ranking then was #9. The baby name has since experienced a marked decline in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #223 with a usage of 0.079%, was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. Jeffrey was more regularly used than the next most popular name, name Jeffery meaning, by 4 times in 2010. Jeffrey has predominantly been a baby boy name, although in the past century it has also been used for girls. Jeffrey as a baby boy name outnumbered its use as girl name by 206 times in 1970.

The following famous people share the name Jeffrey:

  • Rapper Ja Rule, born Jeffrey Atkins, 29 February 1976, Queens, New York
  • Rock Musician Joey Ramone, born Jeffrey Hyman, 19 May 1951 - 15 April 2001, Queens, New York.

List of baby names Jeffrey:

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The baby name Jeffrey fun facts:

The name Jeffrey in reverse order is "Yerffej".

The numerological value of the name Jeffrey is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Jeffrey?

Jeffrey is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.07%
20130.07%
20120.08%
20110.08%
20100.08%
20090.09%
20080.10%
20070.10%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames