Jefferson

“Son of Jeffrey” — English origin

Boy's name · #831 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Jefferson is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1891, when it ranked #253. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 24,000 boys since 1880, ranked #831 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. It is also an American family name — about 55,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jeffersons

Jefferson Davis — President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889)
Jefferson Farfán — Peruvian association football player
Jefferson — Brazilian association football player
Jefferson Lerma — Colombian association football player
Jefferson Montero — Ecuadorian association football player

In stories & tradition

Jefferson (Black Lightning) — Injustice 2 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Jefferson Keane — Oz
Jefferson Davis — Spider-Man · Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

What Jeffersons become

Among 294 notable people named Jefferson:

Sports figures appear 2.2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian association football player.

Similar names: Elmer · Jeffery · Junior · Anderson · Edison · Nelson

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