Boys' name · since 1940
Geoff
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 1,549 babies named Geoff, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,862 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,549
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Geoff is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,549 have been recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Geoff recorded 1,549 times among boys since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2016.
- #3,862 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,549 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geoff ranks #3,862 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,549 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,862 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,549
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Geoff's 1,549 recorded births place it above 91.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Geoff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Geoff splits its recorded history at 1972: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Geoff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2016
- Peak year (1962)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Geoff by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (493 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Geoff's strongest decade.
493 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Geoff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 74
1940s
74 births
- 1950s
1950s
224 births
- 1960s
1960s
493 births
- 1970s
1970s
445 births
- 1980s 184
1980s
184 births
- 1990s 99
1990s
99 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 493 births (32% of all-time use).
How Geoff compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Geoff's total volume
Geoff by state
Where Geoff concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 253 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 40 | 2.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 36 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.3% |
253 of 1,549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Geoff's data
- Geoff's decade-level peak was the 1960s (493 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Geoffs (253 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Geoff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1940–2016 (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 Geoff 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.