Recorded 1956–1969 Boys' name Peak 1963 21 births

Geof — boys' name

21 babies named Geof in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s16
1960s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Geof was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

6 babies were named Geof in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geof

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Geof between 1956 and 1969, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geof currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geof performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Geof shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geof 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 21 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.

Geof at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

21

Since 1956

14 years of records

Peak year

1963

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1956

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1969

Geof popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1956

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1963)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 1969196619631956 5

Geof by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
16 births that decade — 76% of Geof's all-time total
1950s51960s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geof?
21 babies have been named Geof since 1956. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1963 with 6 births.
When was Geof most popular?
Geof was most popular in the 1960s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Geof been used?
Geof has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 14 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Geof?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include George, Geoffrey, Geovanni, Geovanny, and 4 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, 1956–1969 (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.