Names Like Jeffery — Find Similar Baby Names
Jeffery is a 7-letter English boys' name meaning “Peaceful. Variant Of Geoffrey In Use Since Medieval Times.”. This page collects 95 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Jeffry and Jefford, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ery like Amery and Avery, and names sharing the “peaceful” concept like Arav and Baris.
For the full Jeffery profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Jeffery page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Jeffery
5 baby names that differ from Jeffery by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffry | 1 | Peaceful. Variant Of Jeffrey. | English | Male |
| Jefford | 2 | Surname And Place-Name. | English | Male |
| Jeffrey | 2 | Peaceful Gift | Anglo | Male |
| Jefferson | 3 | Son Of Geoffrey | English | Male |
| Jenifer | 3 | Variant Of Jennifer Common In Cornwall. Derived From Guinevere. In... | Arthurian | Female |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Jeffery’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
7-Letter J-Names Like Jeffery
24 names that share Jeffery's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Jeffery's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Jeffery
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Jeffery.
Names That Rhyme with Jeffery
10 baby names that share Jeffery's last 3 letters — -ery. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amery | Ridge: Long Hill | Irish | Male |
| Avery | Elf Ruler Or From The Old Ford | English | Male |
| Emery | Brave: Powerful. Variant Of Amory. | German | Male |
| Devery | Derived From Place-Name Deverel. | English | Male |
| Ellery | Lives By The Alder Tree | German | Male |
| Thiery | Rule Of The People | French | Male |
| Margery | Pearl | French | Female |
| Zackery | Variant Of Zachariah And Zachary. | English | Male |
| Flannery | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Montgomery | Mountain Belonging To The Ruler. Surname Of Numerous English And Sc... | French | Male |
Names That Start Like Jeffery
5 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Jeffery — Jef-. Good for parents who like Jeffery's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.