Unisex name · since 1997
Geffen
Geffen has 31 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
31 boys have been named Geffen since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Geffen recorded 31 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #25,584 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 31 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geffen ranks #25,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 31
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Geffen's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Geffen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Geffen's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Geffen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Geffen popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2023 (Geffen as girls' name)
Geffen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (19 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Geffen's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Geffen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (61% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geffen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Geffen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.