Given name
Jefery
“a man of peace”
Jefery is a variant of Jeffrey. One German interpretation is “a man of peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jefery is a variant of Jeffrey. One German interpretation is “a man of peace.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jefery through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 52 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 226 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.
Jefery’s family of names
Jefery has a related form in Jeffrey. In English usage, Jefery has a related form in Geoffrey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Jefery, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jeffery
“a man of peace”
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Jeff
“son of JEFFREY” · “the son of Jeffrey”
>99% boys
Jamieson
“the son of James”
>99% boys
Jermaine
“woman from Germany” · “a man from Germany”
>99% boys
Raffaele
“one who is healed by God” · “the divine healer”
>99% boys
Jedediah
“one who is loved by God”
>99% boys
Jeremy
“one who is exalted by the Lord” · “appointed by God”
>99% boys