Godfrey — #9871 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Godfrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,236 babies named Godfrey between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Godfrey currently holds the #9871 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Godfrey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 468 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Godfrey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Godfrey in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Godfrey 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 3,236 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.