Boys' name · since 1895
Geoffrey
Geoffrey has 54,394 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,588 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 54,394
- born since 1895
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Geoffrey is the #3588 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 54,394 recorded since 1895.
Geoffrey has 54,394 recorded births among boys since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3588 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, 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 1895 to 2025.
- #478 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,588 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 54,394 born since 1895
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Geoffrey ranks #478 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,588 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 54,394 born since 1895, peaking in the 1980s.
- #478 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,588 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 54,394
- born since 1895
- 1980s
- peak decade
Geoffrey's 54,394 recorded births place it above 98.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Geoffrey compares
54,394 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Geoffrey's all-time total is 147x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Geoffrey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54,394 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,395 | 34 | 22,252 |
Geoffrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Geoffrey's full recorded timeline at 1966, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 1,395 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Geoffrey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 1,395
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Geoffrey popularity over time - girls
140 total births recorded since 1963 (Geoffrey as girls' name)
Geoffrey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12,729 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Geoffrey's strongest decade.
12,729 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Geoffrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s 138
1910s
138 births
- 1920s 200
1920s
200 births
- 1930s 432
1930s
432 births
- 1940s 3,714
1940s
3,714 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,899 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,755 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,179 births
- 1980s
1980s
12,729 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,171 births
- 2000s 1,995
2000s
1,995 births
- 2010s 901
2010s
901 births
- 2020s 258
2020s
258 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12,729 births (23% of all-time use).
How Geoffrey 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 Geoffrey's total volume
Geoffrey by state
Where Geoffrey concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,663 | 12.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,379 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 3,024 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 2,962 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,600 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 2,390 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 2,340 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,251 | 4.1% |
6,663 of 54,394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Geoffrey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Geoffrey's data
- Geoffrey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (12,729 total births); usage has since declined to 258 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Geoffreys (6,663 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Geoffrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Geoffrey 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.