Spellings

Jeffrey or Jeffery?

In the US in 2025, 79% of babies in this name family were spelled Jeffrey and 16% Jeffery. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Jeffrey79% of the family544 born in 2025#552 among boys−57% since 2015Jeffery16% of the family110 born in 2025#1,554 among boys−64% since 2015Geoffrey5% of the family31 born in 2025#3,583 among boys−62% since 2015

Ten years ago

Jeffrey already led in 2015, with 77% of the family's births; it has 79% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,647 to 685 births (−58%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Jeffrey1,261544−57%
Jeffery305110−64%
Geoffrey8131−62%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈdʒɛfri/ (JEF-ree). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Geoffrey 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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