Geoffrey
Geoffrey was given to 31 boys in 2025, #3,598 among boys’ names; 54,534 Americans have been recorded with it since 1895 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 45,500 Americans named Geoffrey and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (84% of everyone recorded); the median is 48 years old and half are between 39 and 59.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Geoffrey by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Geoffrey mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Geoffrey is “a male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the U.K. in the 20th century.”
From Middle English Geffrey, from an Old French aristocratic name, Geoffroi [dʒɔfreʲ] (> West Middle French Geoffrey, East Middle French Geoffroy), itself from Proto-French forms (latinized in -us) Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus (10th century) and Jof[f]redus, Jofridus, Jaufredus, Geffredus (11th century), and ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. The second element is *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”). The first element may be *gautaz (“a Geat, a Goth”) [making the Proto-Germanic term *Gautafriþu, as opposed to *gōdaz (“good”) or *gudą (“god”) in Godfrey; this would also make it related to Jocelyn]. The name was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century. Partially displaced Old English Ceolfriþ.
/ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Geoffrey?
#3,598 among boys’ names, 2025
Geoffrey fell from #1,832 in 2015 to #3,598 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 42.3 to 18.1 per million.
1,395 babies in 1975, the peak
Geoffrey peaked in 1975, when 1,395 boys were given it, #167 among boys’ names. The 31 births of 2025 are 2% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,598 | 0.02 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,065 | 0.02 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,521 | 0.03 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,730 | 0.03 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,038 | 0.02 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,701 | 0.03 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2,434 | 0.03 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,053 | 0.04 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,901 | 0.04 |
| 2016 | 80 | #1,866 | 0.04 |
Every recorded year (120)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81 | #1,832 | 0.04 |
| 2014 | 97 | #1,613 | 0.05 |
| 2013 | 104 | #1,538 | 0.05 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,393 | 0.06 |
| 2011 | 115 | #1,432 | 0.06 |
| 2010 | 103 | #1,552 | 0.05 |
| 2009 | 150 | #1,205 | 0.08 |
| 2008 | 116 | #1,437 | 0.06 |
| 2007 | 153 | #1,159 | 0.07 |
| 2006 | 170 | #1,056 | 0.08 |
| 2005 | 174 | #991 | 0.09 |
| 2004 | 209 | #849 | 0.11 |
| 2003 | 236 | #754 | 0.12 |
| 2002 | 240 | #732 | 0.12 |
| 2001 | 269 | #675 | 0.14 |
| 2000 | 278 | #651 | 0.14 |
| 1999 | 280 | #634 | 0.15 |
| 1998 | 367 | #546 | 0.19 |
| 1997 | 375 | #533 | 0.20 |
| 1996 | 416 | #502 | 0.22 |
| 1995 | 536 | #425 | 0.28 |
| 1994 | 612 | #381 | 0.32 |
| 1993 | 670 | #351 | 0.34 |
| 1992 | 845 | #313 | 0.42 |
| 1991 | 972 | #274 | 0.48 |
| 1990 | 1,098 | #249 | 0.53 |
| 1989 | 1,208 | #224 | 0.60 |
| 1988 | 1,231 | #213 | 0.64 |
| 1987 | 1,305 | #198 | 0.70 |
| 1986 | 1,263 | #199 | 0.69 |
| 1985 | 1,322 | #191 | 0.72 |
| 1984 | 1,324 | #189 | 0.73 |
| 1983 | 1,320 | #189 | 0.74 |
| 1982 | 1,289 | #194 | 0.71 |
| 1981 | 1,245 | #198 | 0.70 |
| 1980 | 1,222 | #200 | 0.68 |
| 1979 | 1,263 | #191 | 0.73 |
| 1978 | 1,271 | #185 | 0.77 |
| 1977 | 1,263 | #185 | 0.77 |
| 1976 | 1,297 | #178 | 0.83 |
| 1975 | 1,395 | #167 | 0.89 |
| 1974 | 1,179 | #191 | 0.75 |
| 1973 | 977 | #224 | 0.63 |
| 1972 | 1,052 | #211 | 0.65 |
| 1971 | 1,196 | #203 | 0.68 |
| 1970 | 1,286 | #201 | 0.69 |
| 1969 | 1,138 | #214 | 0.64 |
| 1968 | 947 | #232 | 0.54 |
| 1967 | 882 | #236 | 0.51 |
| 1966 | 838 | #249 | 0.47 |
| 1965 | 866 | #253 | 0.47 |
| 1964 | 846 | #264 | 0.42 |
| 1963 | 822 | #267 | 0.40 |
| 1962 | 793 | #273 | 0.38 |
| 1961 | 824 | #274 | 0.39 |
| 1960 | 799 | #281 | 0.37 |
| 1959 | 734 | #290 | 0.34 |
| 1958 | 774 | #274 | 0.36 |
| 1957 | 747 | #276 | 0.35 |
| 1956 | 793 | #259 | 0.37 |
| 1955 | 710 | #265 | 0.34 |
| 1954 | 670 | #273 | 0.33 |
| 1953 | 668 | #269 | 0.34 |
| 1952 | 624 | #276 | 0.32 |
| 1951 | 565 | #288 | 0.30 |
| 1950 | 614 | #264 | 0.34 |
| 1949 | 588 | #277 | 0.33 |
| 1948 | 584 | #278 | 0.33 |
| 1947 | 578 | #286 | 0.32 |
| 1946 | 458 | #303 | 0.28 |
| 1945 | 321 | #334 | 0.24 |
| 1944 | 279 | #358 | 0.20 |
| 1943 | 300 | #354 | 0.21 |
| 1942 | 235 | #394 | 0.17 |
| 1941 | 223 | #385 | 0.18 |
| 1940 | 148 | #476 | 0.13 |
| 1939 | 88 | #622 | 0.08 |
| 1938 | 69 | #739 | 0.06 |
| 1937 | 51 | #858 | 0.05 |
| 1936 | 43 | #942 | 0.04 |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,337 | 0.02 |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,226 | 0.03 |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,038 | 0.04 |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,402 | 0.02 |
| 1931 | 31 | #1,244 | 0.03 |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,312 | 0.03 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,694 | 0.02 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,786 | 0.02 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,534 | 0.02 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,934 | 0.02 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,653 | 0.02 |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,799 | 0.02 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,660 | 0.02 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,546 | 0.01 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,604 | 0.02 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,781 | 0.02 |
| 1919 | 23 | #1,544 | 0.02 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,509 | 0.02 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,771 | 0.02 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,798 | 0.01 |
| 1915 | 18 | #1,681 | 0.02 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,903 | 0.02 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,278 | 0.03 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,124 | 0.02 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,837 | 0.02 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,682 | 0.03 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,053 | 0.05 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,186 | 0.04 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,390 | 0.03 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,147 | 0.04 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Geoffrey a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Geoffrey has been given almost only to boys: 140 girls in 120 years of records.
Girls and boys named Geoffrey: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Geoffrey, and how old are they?
45,500 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 84% of the 54,534 Americans ever recorded as Geoffrey. The median Geoffrey alive today is 48 years old; half are between 39 and 59.
The 2020 Census counted 45,230 people named Geoffrey (50 women and girls, 45,180 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 47,608 born in the U.S. The Census count is 5% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 629 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 8,910 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 16,100 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 15,800 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 3,290 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 815 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Geoffrey born?
The states with the most babies named Geoffrey are California, New York and Pennsylvania, with 30% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 6,663 | not ranked | 1.1× |
| New York | 5,379 | not ranked | 1.3× |
| Pennsylvania | 3,024 | not ranked | 1.1× |
| Ohio | 2,962 | not ranked | 1.1× |
| Illinois | 2,600 | not ranked | 0.9× |
| Massachusetts | 2,390 | not ranked | 1.7× |
| Texas | 2,340 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| Michigan | 2,251 | not ranked | 1.0× |
| New Jersey | 1,939 | not ranked | 1.2× |
| Florida | 1,599 | not ranked | 0.8× |
Where Geoffrey is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Geoffrey is most over-represented in District of Columbia: since 1910 it was given 1.9 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Geoffrey with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 1,272,248 babies since 1880, Geoffrey is the third most given (4.3% of them). In 2025 it was given to 31 of their 685 babies (4.5%), again the third most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Geoffrey
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Geoffrey and names like it
- Compare Geoffrey and JeffreyBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1970sGeoffrey peaked in 1975.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Geoffrey since 1910.
- Germanic namesWiktionary’s origin for Geoffrey: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1975The year the most babies were named Geoffrey.
- The names of Generation XMost people named Geoffrey alive today were born 1965-1980.
- Names starting with GMost given first.