Boys' name · since 1880
Godfrey
3,245 babies named Godfrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,685 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,245
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,245 babies have been named Godfrey since 1880, making it today's #7685 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Godfrey recorded 3,245 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #7685 nationally today, ahead of 45% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,395 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,685 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,245 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Godfrey ranks #2,395 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,685 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,245 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,685 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,245
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Godfrey's 3,245 recorded births place it above 94.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Godfrey compares
3,245 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Godfrey's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Godfrey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,245 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Godfrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Godfrey's full recorded timeline at 1954, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Godfrey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Godfrey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (468 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Godfrey's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Godfrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 84
1880s
84 births
- 1890s 79
1890s
79 births
- 1900s 85
1900s
85 births
- 1910s
1910s
395 births
- 1920s
1920s
468 births
- 1930s
1930s
299 births
- 1940s
1940s
369 births
- 1950s
1950s
372 births
- 1960s
1960s
269 births
- 1970s
1970s
209 births
- 1980s
1980s
196 births
- 1990s 166
1990s
166 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 107
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 468 births (14% of all-time use).
How Godfrey 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 Godfrey's total volume
Godfrey by state
Where Godfrey concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 169 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 78 | 2.4% |
| #3 | California | | 43 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 16 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 15 | 0.5% |
169 of 3,245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Godfrey appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Godfrey's data
- Godfrey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (468 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Godfreys (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Godfrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Godfrey 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.