Geoffrey

Last seen for girls in 1993 at #13,442 · #3,583 for boys in 2025, 31 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1975 · 1,395 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
54,394
since 1895

Geoffrey over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Geoffrey has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #167, 1975boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,58331
2024—#3,04540
2023—#2,51053
2022—#2,71748
2021—#3,02140
2020—#2,68946
2019—#2,42155
2018—#2,04670
2017—#1,89776
2016—#1,86380
2015—#1,82681
2014—#1,60897
2013—#1,537104
2012—#1,391120
2011—#1,429115
2010—#1,552103
2009—#1,202150
2008—#1,436116
2007—#1,157153
2006—#1,054170
2005—#990174
2004—#849209
2003—#755236
2002—#732240
2001—#674269
2000—#652278
1999—#635280
1998—#545367
1997—#533375
1996—#502416
1995—#425536
1994—#381612
1993#13,4425#351670
1992—#313845
1991—#274972
1990—#2491,098
1989—#2241,208
1988#9,2447#2131,231
1987#6,78810#1981,305
1986#7,7498#1991,263
1985#7,5638#1911,322
1984—#1891,324
1983#6,21210#1891,320
1982#6,37110#1941,289
1981#7,4098#1981,245
1980#8,1787#2001,222
1979#7,3138#1911,263
1978#9,7505#1851,271
1977—#1851,263
1976#6,0489#1781,297
1975—#1671,395
1974—#1911,179
1973—#224977
1972#5,9598#2111,052
1971#6,0068#2031,196
1970#7,0706#2011,286
1969#5,9747#2141,138
1968#6,2466#232947
1967—#236882
1966—#249838
1965—#253866
1964#6,7675#264846
1963#6,5925#267822
1962—#273793
1961—#274824
1960—#281799
1959—#290734
1958—#274774
1957—#276747
1956—#259793
1955—#265710
1954—#273670
1953—#269668
1952—#276624
1951—#288565
1950—#264614
1949—#277588
1948—#278584
1947—#286578
1946—#303458
1945—#334321
1944—#358279
1943—#353300
1942—#394235
1941—#384223
1940—#476148
1939—#62188
1938—#73669
1937—#85851
1936—#94043
1935—#1,32626
1934—#1,21330
1933—#1,02839
1932—#1,38725
1931—#1,23931
1930—#1,29930
1929—#1,67220
1928—#1,76019
1927—#1,51625
1926—#1,91117
1925—#1,62822
1924—#1,77620
1923—#1,64422
1922—#2,48612
1921—#1,58823
1920—#1,74720
1919—#1,53123
1918—#1,49924
1917—#1,75518
1916—#2,7309
1915—#1,66018
1914—#1,86812
1913—#1,25617
1912—#2,0457
1911—#1,7405
1910—#1,5895
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First appearance
1895

The first year at least five boys were named Geoffrey! It came in at #1,079, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1895–1907, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Geoffrey is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedNHWashington: #239 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,677 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #199 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,496 boysMNIllinois: #219 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,530 boysILWisconsin: #170 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,781 boysWIMichigan: #221 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,920 boysMINew York: #155 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,735 boysNYMassachusetts: #102 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,049 boysMARhode Island: #117 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,004 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedSDIowa: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,703 boysIAIndiana: #271 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,729 boysINOhio: #189 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,075 boysOHPennsylvania: #189 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,355 boysPANew Jersey: #133 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,433 boysNJConnecticut: #143 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,864 boysCTCalifornia: #225 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,911 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedCONebraska: #250 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,875 boysNEMissouri: #367 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,908 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,990 boysWVVirginia: #370 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,261 boysVAMaryland: #177 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,579 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #129 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 812 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedHITexas: #734 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,568 boysTXFlorida: #310 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,242 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#102 · 1 in 1,049
  2. Rhode Island#117 · 1 in 1,004
  3. District of Columbia#129 · 1 in 812
  4. New Jersey#133 · 1 in 1,433
  5. Connecticut#143 · 1 in 1,864

Best ever in a state: #64 in Rhode Island, 1982.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#102451 in 1,049
Rhode Island#11781 in 1,004
District of Columbia#129151 in 812
New Jersey#133321 in 1,433
Connecticut#143101 in 1,864
New York#155861 in 1,735
Wisconsin#170221 in 1,781
Maryland#177151 in 1,579
Ohio#189441 in 2,075
Pennsylvania#189461 in 2,355
Minnesota#199141 in 2,496
Illinois#219361 in 2,530
Michigan#221261 in 2,920
California#225631 in 1,911
Washington#239101 in 2,677
Nebraska#25051 in 2,875
Iowa#26681 in 3,703
Indiana#271121 in 3,729
Florida#31091 in 3,242
West Virginia#34351 in 4,990
Missouri#36761 in 6,908
Virginia#37071 in 5,261
Texas#73481 in 12,568
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Geoffrey
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 538 spots since 2024 (#3,045 → #3,583)
  • 894 spots since 2020 (#2,689 → #3,583)
  • 1,757 spots since 2015 (#1,826 → #3,583)
  • Biggest jump: 386 spots in 1936 (#1,326 → #940)
  • Biggest drop: 141 spots in 2005 (#849 → #990)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1895
  • Peaked 1975 at #167 (1,395 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1936–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,119
  • Highest: 1 in 1,119 boys born in 1975 were named Geoffrey (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 55,099 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 23.4% of all boys named Geoffrey (12,729) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,079 (1895)#1,079
1900s18#1,021 (1908)#1,154
1910s138#1,256 (1913)#1,767
1920s200#1,516 (1927)#1,773
1930s432#621 (1939)#1,065
1940s3,714#277 (1949)#344
1950s6,899#259 (1956)#273
1960s8,755#214 (1969)#254
1970s12,179#167 (1975)#194
1980s12,729#189 (1984)#200
1990s6,171#249 (1990)#421
2000s1,995#652 (2000)#950
2010s901#1,391 (2012)#1,757
2020s258#2,510 (2023)#2,928

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Geoffrey in 1949

boys
#277
588 births · 1 in 3,017 boys

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #277Geoffrey588
More about 1949

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 3,017 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 93.4% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geoffrey
  1. #273Doyle595
  2. #275Francisco593
  3. #276Homer589
  4. #277Geoffrey588
  5. #277Sylvester588
  6. #279Tommie587
  7. #280Edmund586
  8. #281Carlton584

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →