Jeffrey
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Germanic languages, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century. Variant of Geoffrey.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Jeffrey (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 185 |
| 2000 | 187 |
| 2001 | 195 |
| 2002 | 199 |
| 2003 | 202 |
| 2004 | 210 |
| 2005 | 223 |
| 2006 | 225 |
| 2007 | 224 |
| 2008 | 229 |
| 2009 | 237 |
| 2010 | 249 |
| 2011 | 251 |
| 2012 | 253 |
| 2013 | 258 |
| 2014 | 267 |
| 2015 | 268 |
| 2016 | 275 |
| 2017 | 291 |
| 2018 | 300 |
| 2019 | 308 |
| 2020 | 307 |
Jeffrey in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jeffrey.Hi! My name is Jeffrey.
- Jeffrey har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Jeffrey has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jeffreys mamma är lärare.Jeffrey's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jeffreys mamma is Jeffrey's mum.
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What does the name Jeffrey mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Germanic languages, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century. Variant of Geoffrey.
How popular is Jeffrey in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Jeffrey in 2022. In 2020, 307 people in Sweden had Jeffrey as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.