Meaning and history
Jefferson is an English surname meaning “son of Jeffrey,” and as a given name it is usually chosen in honor of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States and the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
20062006: 359 births, rank #645
2007: 417 births, rank #602
2008: 419 births, rank #599
2009: 444 births, rank #588
2010: 363 births, rank #662
20112011: 326 births, rank #703
2012: 394 births, rank #617
2013: 414 births, rank #610
2014: 439 births, rank #609
2015: 378 births, rank #672
20162016: 432 births, rank #620
2017: 353 births, rank #698
2018: 364 births, rank #681
2019: 326 births, rank #739
2020: 357 births, rank #706
20212021: 357 births, rank #723
2022: 332 births, rank #760
2023: 339 births, rank #762
2024: 375 births, rank #710
20252025: 298 births, rank #829
Jefferson moved from #710 to #831 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2009, with 444 births.