Boys' name · since 1949
Geffrey
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.
- #12,353 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Geffrey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 221 have been recorded since 1949.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geffrey has been recorded 221 times among boys since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2006.
- #12,353 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 221 born since 1949
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geffrey ranks #12,353 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1949, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,353 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 221
- born since 1949
- 1960s
- peak decade
Geffrey's 221 recorded births place it above 72.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Geffrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Geffrey's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Geffrey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2006
- Peak year (1970)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Geffrey by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (74 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Geffrey's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Geffrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
74 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 74 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Geffrey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geffrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1949–2006 (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 Geffrey 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.