Geoff

Where Geoff comes from

Clipping of Geoffrey.
— Wiktionary's entry for Geoff
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1940
    First appearance
    #3,459 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1941
    Geoff Hurst born
    English footballer
  3. 1949
    Geoff Pierson born
    American actor
  4. 1962
    Peak, #939
    65 babies named Geoff — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,366.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey.
Namesakes
  • Geoff Hurst · English footballer, born 1941
  • Geoff Pierson · American actor, born 1949
  • Geoff Cameron · American soccer player, born 1985
  • Geoff Lees · British racing driver, born 1951
  • Geoff Bent · English footballer, 1932–1958

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.