Given name
Jeferson
“son of JEFFREY”·“the son of Jeffrey”
Jeferson is a variant of Jefferson. Interpretations include “son of JEFFREY” and “the son of Jeffrey” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jeferson is a variant of Jefferson. Interpretations include “son of JEFFREY” and “the son of Jeffrey” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jeferson is a variant of Jefferson. An origin associated with Jefferson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jeferson is a variant of Jefferson. The history of Jefferson gives this family its wider story. Jefferson’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jeferson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 430
- 430 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,492 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +55%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,492 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,267 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jeferson’s family of names
Jeferson has a related form in Jefferson.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jeferson
- Jeferson Antonio Alves DupinBrazilian association football playerborn 1972
- JefersonBrazilian association football playerborn 1996
- Jeferson Douglas dos Santos BatistaBrazilian footballerborn 1989
- Jeferson BahiaBrazilian association football playerborn 1992
- PerdigãoBrazilian association football playerborn 1991
- JefersonBrazilian footballerborn 1986
- MikimbaBrazilian and Togolese footballerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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