Jeffrey

Spelling variation of Geoffrey

"pledge of peace"

Jeffrey Origin and Meaning

The name Jeffrey is a boy's name of German, English origin meaning "pledge of peace".

The mostly Americanized version of Geoffrey was a trendy mid-century hit, with nickname Jeff the epitome of cool. Jeffrey entered the pop list in 1934 and was a Top 20 name from the mid-fifties to 1978.

There are lots of Jeffrey/Jeff namesakes to reference--Actors Jeff Bridges and Jeff Daniels, writers Jeffrey Archer and Jeffrey Eugenides and race car driver Jeff Gordon.

Jeffrey Rank in US Top 1000

# 485 in the US

Jeffrey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 824 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jeffrey

• 485 US 2023
• 824 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Jeffrey

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Jeffrey.

• Steven
• Curtis
• Johnathan
• Dennis
• Alan
• Chris
• Tony
• Kevin
• Brian
• Danny
• Scott
• Larry
• Ricky
• Mark
• Bruce
• Bryan
• Allen
• Jeremy
• Phillip
• Nick

Famous People Named Jeffrey

• Jeffrey Michael "Jeff" Gordon American NASCAR driver
• Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley American singer,songwriter
• Jeffrey Jones American actor
• Jeffrey Steininger "Jeffree Star " American model, makeup artist and musician
• Jeffrey Archer English MP and novelist
• Jeffrey Tambor American actor
• Jeffrey Combs American actor
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan American actor
• Jeffrey Eugenides American novelist
• Jeffrey Nero Hardy American pro wrestler
• Jeffrey Leonard "Jeff" Jarrett American pro wrestler
• Jeffrey DeMunn American actor
• Jeffrey Steele American country music singer
• Jeffrey Katzenberg American founder of DreamWorks Animation
• Jeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges American actor
• Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer American serial killer
• Jeffrey Johnson Jr. aka Roscoe Dash, American rapper
• Jeffrey Wright American actor
• Jeffrey Hunter American actor
• Jeffrey Osborne American musician of R&B group L.T.D.
• Jeffrey Michael Jordan son of basketballer Michael Jordan
• Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezos American founder and CEO of Amazon.com
• Carlon Jeffrey American actor; twin sister Carla Jeffrey
• Jeffrey Hyman birth name of American punk rock singer Joey Ramone
• Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum American actor
• Jeffrey Garten Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management, teaching courses on the global economy, and member of several corporate and philanthropic boards; husband of Food Network star Ina Garten
• Jeffrey Adam "Duff" Goldman pastry chef and TV host; executive chef of Baltimore,based Charm City Cakes, featured in Food Network's "Ace of Cakes"

The name Jeffrey in Pop Culture

• Jeffrey Sinclair character in the Babylon 5 TV series
• Jeffrey "Jeff" Winger character from TV series "Community"
• Jeffrey Frank Spender character from the TV series "The X,Files"
• Jeffrey Tifton character in Jeanne Birdsall's "The Penderwicks" books
• Jeffrey Weitzman character in movie "The Dream Team"
• Jeffrey Alper character in "After Ever After" by Jordan Sonnenblick
• Jeffrey Campbell fanfiction character from the prequel to "The Outsiders"
• Jeffrey Pierce Starfleet ensign on the Enterprise NX,O1 in 2154 on the
• Jeffrey fictional drug mentioned in the 2010 Comedy Film "Get Him to the Greek" the expression in the film was
• "When the world slips you a Jeffrey stroke the furry wall"
• Jeffrey Dexter "Jeff" Boomhauer III one of the main characters on the animated Fox Network TV series King of the Hill, voiced by Mike Judge
• Jeffrey Goines one of the main characters in the 1995 science fiction film 12 Monkeys, played by Brad Pitt
• Jeffrey Michener a character in the TV series The Last Ship, played by Mark Moses
• Jeffrey "Hater" Lewis character in the 2008 film "What Happens in Vegas"
• Jefferey Woods full name of Creepypasta Jeff the Killer
• Jeffrey "Jeff" Difford aka Pastor Jeff, character on the CBS TV series "Young Sheldon" usually just referred to as Pastor Jeff

International Variations of the name Jeffrey

• Sheary Irish
• Gotfryd Polish
• Giotto Italian
• Godofredo Spanish
• Geofredo Italian
• Frici Hungarian
• Sheron Irish
• Joffrey Scottish
• Jaffrez Breton
• Geoffroy French
• Godoried Romanian
• Gottfried German
• Gottfrid Hungarian
• Geoffroi French
• Geoffrey French
• Siofrai Irish Gaelic
• Gitfrid Russian
• Gofredo Spanish
• Gotfrids Latvian
• Séafra Irish Gaelic
• Friedl German
• Jeoffroi French
• Sieffre Welsh
• Jeffroi French
• Searthra Scottish Gaelic
• Fredo Spanish