JEFF is ranked as the 123rd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 504,870.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 158.34 people named JEFF for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JEFF is 100,069.
The SSA data also shows that JEFF is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JEFF is
81.8% White,
2.8% Hispanic origin,
11.5% Black,
1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name JEFF have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JEFF is included in the following name categories:
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JEFF
The state with the most people named
JEFF is
California where
53,517 people have this name.
Nebraska is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JEFF, as
367.35 in every 100,000
Nebraskans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Nebraska is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New York
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name JEFF
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
21,428
166.36
99.8%
Indiana
16,265
246.55
99.7%
Iowa
8,699
279.98
99.8%
Kansas
9,332
321.34
99.7%
Michigan
13,597
137.21
99.8%
Minnesota
12,685
232.45
99.8%
Missouri
3,975
132.77
99.2%
Nebraska
6,912
367.35
99.6%
North Dakota
2,605
352.33
99.1%
Ohio
25,831
222.79
99.8%
South Dakota
2,936
344.1
99.2%
Wisconsin
12,440
216.06
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name JEFF
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,402
190.25
97.7%
Arizona
15,001
222.85
99.7%
California
53,517
137.92
99.9%
Colorado
11,595
216.5
99.7%
Hawaii
1,692
119.18
99.2%
Idaho
4,833
295.7
99.4%
Montana
2,793
272.83
99.0%
Nevada
4,677
164.75
99.4%
New Mexico
3,290
157.74
98.9%
Oregon
8,906
224.33
99.6%
Utah
8,712
296.04
99.7%
Washington
17,744
251.28
99.9%
Wyoming
1,567
268.18
98.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JEFF
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JEFF as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named JEFF.
The most popular full name is JEFF Smith.
0.82% of all the people named JEFF
have this family name.
There are 37319 last
names associated with this first name.