US rank #3043 Boys' name Peak 1975 54,369 births

Geoffrey — #3043 US boys' name

54,369 babies named Geoffrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s181910s1381920s2001930s4331940s37141950s68981960s87551970s121821980s127321990s61712000s19952010s9012020s227
#3043
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Geoffrey was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

1,395 babies were named Geoffrey in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Geoffrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 54,369 babies named Geoffrey between 1895 and 2024, spanning 130 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Geoffrey currently holds the #3043 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 1,395 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Geoffrey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12,732 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Geoffrey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6,664 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Geoffrey in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Geoffrey 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 54,369 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.

Geoffrey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

54,369

Since 1895

130 years of records

Peak year

1975

1,395 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#3,043

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1895

Recorded for 130 years

Last year on file: 2024

Geoffrey popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1895

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1975)
1,395
Annual births at peak — across 130 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420091994197919641949193419191895 5

Geoffrey popularity over time — girls

140 total births recorded since 1963 (Geoffrey as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 140 births
4681012 1993198619821979197219691963 5

Geoffrey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12,732 births that decade — 23% of Geoffrey's all-time total
1890s51900s181910s1381920s2001930s4331940s37141950s68981960s87551970s121821980s127321990s61712000s19952010s9012020s227

Geoffrey by state

Where Geoffrey concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Geoffrey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6,664 12.3%
#2 New York
5,380 9.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
3,024 5.6%
#4 Ohio
2,961 5.4%
#5 Illinois
2,601 4.8%
#6 Massachusetts
2,390 4.4%
#7 Texas
2,340 4.3%
#8 Michigan
2,251 4.1%
California share of Geoffrey's total US births 12.3%
Even split

6,664 of 54,369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Geoffrey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Geoffrey?
54,369 babies have been named Geoffrey since 1895. It currently ranks #3043 among boys. The peak year was 1975 with 1,395 births.
When was Geoffrey most popular?
Geoffrey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12,732 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Geoffrey most popular?
The top states for the name Geoffrey are California (6,664 births), New York (5,380 births), Pennsylvania (3,024 births).
How long has the name Geoffrey been used?
Geoffrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 130 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Geoffrey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include George, Geovanni, Geovanny, Geovany, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1895–2024 (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.