Boys' name · since 1888
Goff
Goff has 11 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,509 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Goff since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goff has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1888, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1920.
- #33,509 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goff ranks #33,509 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,509 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Goff's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Goff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Goff's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Goff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1920
- Peak year (1920)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Goff by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Goff's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Goff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Goff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1888–1920 (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 Goff 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.