Geoffrey

Last seen for girls in 1993 at #13,442 · #3,583 for boys in 2025, 31 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1975 · 1,395 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
54,394
since 1895

Geoffrey over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Geoffrey has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #167, 1975boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#3,58331
2024—#3,04540
2023—#2,51053
2022—#2,71748
2021—#3,02140
2020—#2,68946
2019—#2,42155
2018—#2,04670
2017—#1,89776
2016—#1,86380
2015—#1,82681
2014—#1,60897
2013—#1,537104
2012—#1,391120
2011—#1,429115
2010—#1,552103
2009—#1,202150
2008—#1,436116
2007—#1,157153
2006—#1,054170
2005—#990174
2004—#849209
2003—#755236
2002—#732240
2001—#674269
2000—#652278
1999—#635280
1998—#545367
1997—#533375
1996—#502416
1995—#425536
1994—#381612
1993#13,4425#351670
1992—#313845
1991—#274972
1990—#2491,098
1989—#2241,208
1988#9,2447#2131,231
1987#6,78810#1981,305
1986#7,7498#1991,263
1985#7,5638#1911,322
1984—#1891,324
1983#6,21210#1891,320
1982#6,37110#1941,289
1981#7,4098#1981,245
1980#8,1787#2001,222
1979#7,3138#1911,263
1978#9,7505#1851,271
1977—#1851,263
1976#6,0489#1781,297
1975—#1671,395
1974—#1911,179
1973—#224977
1972#5,9598#2111,052
1971#6,0068#2031,196
1970#7,0706#2011,286
1969#5,9747#2141,138
1968#6,2466#232947
1967—#236882
1966—#249838
1965—#253866
1964#6,7675#264846
1963#6,5925#267822
1962—#273793
1961—#274824
1960—#281799
1959—#290734
1958—#274774
1957—#276747
1956—#259793
1955—#265710
1954—#273670
1953—#269668
1952—#276624
1951—#288565
1950—#264614
1949—#277588
1948—#278584
1947—#286578
1946—#303458
1945—#334321
1944—#358279
1943—#353300
1942—#394235
1941—#384223
1940—#476148
1939—#62188
1938—#73669
1937—#85851
1936—#94043
1935—#1,32626
1934—#1,21330
1933—#1,02839
1932—#1,38725
1931—#1,23931
1930—#1,29930
1929—#1,67220
1928—#1,76019
1927—#1,51625
1926—#1,91117
1925—#1,62822
1924—#1,77620
1923—#1,64422
1922—#2,48612
1921—#1,58823
1920—#1,74720
1919—#1,53123
1918—#1,49924
1917—#1,75518
1916—#2,7309
1915—#1,66018
1914—#1,86812
1913—#1,25617
1912—#2,0457
1911—#1,7405
1910—#1,5895
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First appearance
1895

The first year at least five boys were named Geoffrey! It came in at #1,079, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1895–1907, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Geoffrey is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedAKMaine: #155 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,147 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #129 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 955 boysNHWashington: #135 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 792 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,747 boysMNIllinois: #161 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 1,000 boysILWisconsin: #173 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,615 boysWIMichigan: #183 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,343 boysMINew York: #196 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,344 boysNYMassachusetts: #113 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 947 boysMARhode Island: #94 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 673 boysRIOregon: #94 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 474 boysORNevada: #145 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 748 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedSDIowa: #221 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,150 boysIAIndiana: #176 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,389 boysINOhio: #177 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,463 boysOHPennsylvania: #161 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,426 boysPANew Jersey: #202 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,518 boysNJConnecticut: #105 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 711 boysCTCalifornia: #170 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 903 boysCAUtah: #250 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,085 boysUTColorado: #167 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,001 boysCONebraska: #219 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,913 boysNEMissouri: #206 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,593 boysMOKentucky: #397 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,828 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #215 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,668 boysVAMaryland: #210 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,655 boysMDDelaware: #123 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 708 boysDEArizona: #184 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 969 boysAZNew Mexico: #251 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,376 boysNMKansas: #242 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,973 boysKSArkansas: #243 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,771 boysARTennessee: #252 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,161 boysTNNorth Carolina: #236 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,780 boysNCSouth Carolina: #299 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,340 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #136 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 719 boysDCOklahoma: #211 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,556 boysOKLouisiana: #377 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,008 boysLAMississippi: #341 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,045 boysMSAlabama: #240 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,775 boysALGeorgia: #287 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,192 boysGAHawaii: #178 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 779 boysHITexas: #349 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,535 boysTXFlorida: #352 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,165 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#94 · 1 in 474
  2. Rhode Island#94 · 1 in 673
  3. Connecticut#105 · 1 in 711
  4. Massachusetts#113 · 1 in 947
  5. Delaware#123 · 1 in 708

Best ever in a state: #64 in Rhode Island, 1982.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#94331 in 474
Rhode Island#94101 in 673
Connecticut#105291 in 711
Massachusetts#113451 in 947
Delaware#12361 in 708
New Hampshire#12961 in 955
Washington#135321 in 792
District of Columbia#136151 in 719
Nevada#14551 in 748
Maine#15571 in 1,147
Illinois#161911 in 1,000
Pennsylvania#161621 in 1,426
Colorado#167191 in 1,001
California#1701791 in 903
Wisconsin#173211 in 1,615
Indiana#176331 in 1,389
Ohio#177631 in 1,463
Hawaii#17881 in 779
Michigan#183571 in 1,343
Arizona#184181 in 969
Minnesota#184171 in 1,747
New York#1961021 in 1,344
New Jersey#202341 in 1,518
Missouri#206241 in 1,593
Maryland#210161 in 1,655
Oklahoma#211131 in 1,556
Virginia#215221 in 1,668
Nebraska#21961 in 1,913
Iowa#221101 in 2,150
North Carolina#236251 in 1,780
Alabama#240171 in 1,775
Kansas#24281 in 1,973
Arkansas#24391 in 1,771
Utah#25061 in 2,085
New Mexico#25171 in 1,376
Tennessee#252161 in 2,161
Georgia#287201 in 2,192
South Carolina#299101 in 2,340
Mississippi#34171 in 3,045
Texas#349451 in 2,535
Florida#352171 in 3,165
Louisiana#377111 in 3,008
Kentucky#39751 in 5,828
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Geoffrey
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 538 spots since 2024 (#3,045 → #3,583)
  • 894 spots since 2020 (#2,689 → #3,583)
  • 1,757 spots since 2015 (#1,826 → #3,583)
  • Biggest jump: 386 spots in 1936 (#1,326 → #940)
  • Biggest drop: 141 spots in 2005 (#849 → #990)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1895
  • Peaked 1975 at #167 (1,395 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1936–2005
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,119
  • Highest: 1 in 1,119 boys born in 1975 were named Geoffrey (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 55,099 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 23.4% of all boys named Geoffrey (12,729) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,079 (1895)#1,079
1900s18#1,021 (1908)#1,154
1910s138#1,256 (1913)#1,767
1920s200#1,516 (1927)#1,773
1930s432#621 (1939)#1,065
1940s3,714#277 (1949)#344
1950s6,899#259 (1956)#273
1960s8,755#214 (1969)#254
1970s12,179#167 (1975)#194
1980s12,729#189 (1984)#200
1990s6,171#249 (1990)#421
2000s1,995#652 (2000)#950
2010s901#1,391 (2012)#1,757
2020s258#2,510 (2023)#2,928

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Geoffrey in 1971

girls
#6,006
8 births · 1 in 207,978 girls
boys
#203
1,196 births · 1 in 1,479 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #6,006Geoffrey8

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #203Geoffrey1,196
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 207,978 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 37.7% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geoffrey
  1. #5,543Yvetta9
  2. #5,543Yvonnie9
  3. #5,543Zakia9
  4. #6,006Geoffrey8
  5. #6,006Abbigail8
  6. #6,006Adonica8
  7. #6,006Adrine8
  8. #6,619Abbi7
  9. #6,619Abena7
  10. #6,619Adonia7

Tied with 612 names at #6,006; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,479 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geoffrey
  1. #200Nathaniel1,210
  2. #201Francis1,209
  3. #202Ian1,201
  4. #203Geoffrey1,196
  5. #204Hector1,176
  6. #205Bernard1,168
  7. #206Wade1,156
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971 →