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Its wave through time A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States 0 2 4 6 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1962 per 1,000 babies of that sex 120,321 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1962, about 1 in 220 boys 42 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Jeffrey Boy From Geoffrey, a Germanic name brought by the Normans; the first element is uncertain (perhaps 'district',… Middle Ages · peak 1966 Javier Boy The Spanish form of Xavier, from the Basque place name Etxeberri 'new house', the birthplace of St Francis Xavier. Renaissance · peak 2001 Giovanni Boy From Hebrew Yohanan 'Yahweh is gracious'. Middle Ages · peak 2010 Geoffrey Boy Germanic, but the source is debated: perhaps Gottfried, or a blend of names ending in frid 'peace'. Middle Ages · peak 1975 Jefferson Boy English surname meaning 'son of Geoffrey'. Revolutions · peak 1880 Giovanna Girl Feminine of Giovanni, from Hebrew Yohanan 'Yahweh is gracious'. Middle Ages · peak 2020 Jovan Boy Serbian form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan 'Yahweh is gracious', through Greek Ioannes. Middle Ages · peak 1979 Jovana Girl Serbian feminine of Jovan (John), from Hebrew Yohanan 'Yahweh is gracious'. Victorian · peak 2001 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.