Recorded 1949–2006 Boys' name Peak 1970 221 births

Geffrey — boys' name

221 babies named Geffrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s171960s741970s581980s451990s122000s10
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Geffrey was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

14 babies were named Geffrey in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geffrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Geffrey between 1949 and 2006, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geffrey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geffrey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Geffrey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geffrey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 221 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Geffrey at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

221

Since 1949

58 years of records

Peak year

1970

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1949

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2006

Geffrey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1949

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1970)
14
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
46810121416 20061988198019741968196319571949 5

Geffrey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
74 births that decade — 33% of Geffrey's all-time total
1940s51950s171960s741970s581980s451990s122000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geffrey?
221 babies have been named Geffrey since 1949. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1970 with 14 births.
When was Geffrey most popular?
Geffrey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Geffrey been used?
Geffrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 58 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Geffrey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geff, Geffen, Geffery, Geffory, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.