Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jefferson

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jefferson
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

444

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

15.8%

2024

374

All-time

24,141

Jefferson has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 444 boys were named Jefferson.

In 2024, only 374 boys were given the name.

Down 15.8% from its peak.

All told, about 24,141 Americans have been named Jefferson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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