Gottfried — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gottfried

The Social Security Administration has registered 115 babies named Gottfried between 1913 and 1938, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gottfried currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gottfried performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gottfried shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gottfried 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 115 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.