How Many People Are Named Jef?
people named Jef are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,318,299 people in the US has this name
Based on 129 babies named Jef in Social Security records from 1953 to 1973, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch short form of JOZEF.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jef in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jef alive today is about 61 years old, and 65% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 56 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jef first appears in the records in 1953 and was given most often in 1963, to 15 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1973.
Babies given the name each year, 1953 to 1973
🏆 Rank History
Jef has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,156, in 1963.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,156 (1963) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,229 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jef alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jef were born in California than in any other state: about 8 of those alive today.
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