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.
More common than 79% of names given to boys today.
23% of everyone ever named Geoffrey was born in this single decade.
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
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Current rank
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Geoffrey popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1895
- Peak year (1975)
- 1,395
- Annual births at peak — across 130 years of records
Currently ranks #3043 among boys.
54,369 total births across 130 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1975 with 1,395 births in a single year.
Geoffrey popularity over time — girls
140 total births recorded since 1963 (Geoffrey as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Geoffrey accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Geoffrey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 12,732 births that decade — 23% of Geoffrey's all-time total
Geoffrey decade highlights
- Peak decade 12,732 births
- Runner-up 12,182 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Geoffrey's strongest decade
12,732 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
Geoffrey by state
Where Geoffrey concentrates geographically — total births since 1895
| 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% |
6,664 of 54,369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.3% of nationwide
- New York 9.9% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Geoffrey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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.