boy's name
Jefte
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 158
Jefte is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Jefte over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 13 |
| 2000s | 71 |
| 2010s | 48 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 20 |
How popular is Jefte?
In 2025, Jefte was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jefte
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jefte also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jefte over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jefte
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jefte — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jefte
How popular is the name Jefte?
In 2025, Jefte was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jefte a girl's or a boy's name?
Jefte is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jefte most popular?
Jefte peaked in 2007, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jefte a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jefte currently ranks #12,791 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.