Boys' name · since 1942
Geoffery
Geoffery has 1,514 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,514
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Geoffery is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,514 have been recorded since 1942.
Geoffery has 1,514 recorded births among boys since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2013.
- #3,931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,514 born since 1942
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geoffery ranks #3,931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,514 born since 1942, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,514
- born since 1942
- 1980s
- peak decade
Geoffery's 1,514 recorded births place it above 91.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Geoffery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Geoffery's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Geoffery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2013
- Peak year (1990)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Geoffery by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (397 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Geoffery's strongest decade.
397 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Geoffery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 141
1950s
141 births
- 1960s
1960s
220 births
- 1970s
1970s
325 births
- 1980s
1980s
397 births
- 1990s
1990s
300 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 397 births (26% of all-time use).
How Geoffery 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 Geoffery's total volume
Geoffery by state
Where Geoffery concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 81 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
81 of 1,514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Geoffery's data
- Geoffery's decade-level peak was the 1980s (397 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Geofferys (81 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geoffery: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1942–2013 (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 Geoffery 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.