Jeffery vs Perry
Jeffery and Perrycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1959, Jeffery was ranked #91 and Perry #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jeffery was ranked #5119 and Perry #1675 among boys in England and Wales.
Jeffery and Perry over time
Jeffery and Perry appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Perry held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jeffery in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Perry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jeffery in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jeffery #1761 in 1997, Perry #220 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
Jeffery held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Perry in 24.
Highest recorded here: Jeffery #1761 in 1997, Perry #220 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jeffery #5119, Perry #1675.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jeffery | Perry |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #1675 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jeffery has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Perry.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Jeffery
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #89 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1963
Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1958 (recorded 1952–1963).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Perry
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #220 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys