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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #70 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 370 boysNHWashington: #120 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 755 boysWAIdaho: #196 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,201 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #139 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,126 boysMNIllinois: #181 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,206 boysILWisconsin: #124 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 904 boysWIMichigan: #137 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 940 boysMINew York: #192 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 1,261 boysNYMassachusetts: #98 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 697 boysMARhode Island: #85 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 544 boysRIOregon: #82 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 415 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedSDIowa: #188 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,631 boysIAIndiana: #173 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,467 boysINOhio: #128 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 948 boysOHPennsylvania: #126 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 941 boysPANew Jersey: #125 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 826 boysNJConnecticut: #101 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 661 boysCTCalifornia: #175 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 992 boysCAUtah: #142 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 964 boysUTColorado: #176 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,174 boysCONebraska: #169 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,346 boysNEMissouri: #169 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,222 boysMOKentucky: #210 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,775 boysKYWest Virginia: #181 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,468 boysWVVirginia: #125 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 726 boysVAMaryland: #140 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 842 boysMDDelaware: #100 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 545 boysDEArizona: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,190 boysAZNew Mexico: #254 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,342 boysNMKansas: #193 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,379 boysKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,649 boysARTennessee: #192 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,353 boysTNNorth Carolina: #168 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,035 boysNCSouth Carolina: #377 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,320 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #111 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 547 boysDCOklahoma: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,911 boysOKLouisiana: #471 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,342 boysLAMississippi: #297 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,006 boysMSAlabama: #226 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,478 boysALGeorgia: #241 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,781 boysGAHawaii: #160 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 688 boysHITexas: #368 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,758 boysTXFlorida: #238 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,522 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#70 · 1 in 370
  2. Oregon#82 · 1 in 415
  3. Rhode Island#85 · 1 in 544
  4. Massachusetts#98 · 1 in 697
  5. Delaware#100 · 1 in 545

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#70131 in 370
Oregon#82391 in 415
Rhode Island#8591 in 544
Massachusetts#98461 in 697
Delaware#10061 in 545
Connecticut#101241 in 661
District of Columbia#111141 in 547
Washington#120321 in 755
Wisconsin#124341 in 904
New Jersey#125491 in 826
Virginia#125421 in 726
Pennsylvania#126761 in 941
Ohio#128791 in 948
Michigan#137651 in 940
Minnesota#139241 in 1,126
Maryland#140241 in 842
Utah#142171 in 964
Hawaii#16091 in 688
North Carolina#168351 in 1,035
Missouri#169271 in 1,222
Nebraska#16981 in 1,346
Indiana#173261 in 1,467
California#1751601 in 992
Colorado#176161 in 1,174
Illinois#181651 in 1,206
West Virginia#18191 in 1,468
Iowa#188121 in 1,631
New York#192891 in 1,261
Tennessee#192221 in 1,353
Kansas#193111 in 1,379
Idaho#19661 in 1,201
Kentucky#210151 in 1,775
Arizona#216151 in 1,190
Alabama#226171 in 1,478
Arkansas#23791 in 1,649
Florida#238311 in 1,522
Georgia#241201 in 1,781
Oklahoma#250101 in 1,911
New Mexico#25471 in 1,342
Mississippi#29791 in 2,006
Texas#368391 in 2,758
South Carolina#37761 in 3,320
Louisiana#47171 in 4,342
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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 1976

girls
#6,048
9 births · 1 in 162,789 girls
boys
#178
1,297 births · 1 in 1,210 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #6,048Geoffrey9

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #178Geoffrey1,297
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 162,789 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 44.6% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geoffrey
  1. #5,601Yevette10
  2. #5,601Yoko10
  3. #5,601Zorana10
  4. #6,048Geoffrey9
  5. #6,048Abelina9
  6. #6,048Adair9
  7. #6,048Adrean9
  8. #6,611Aarti8
  9. #6,611Aaryn8
  10. #6,611Addy8

Tied with 562 names at #6,048; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,210 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 97.3% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geoffrey
  1. #175Dwayne1,326
  2. #176Glenn1,317
  3. #177Leonard1,311
  4. #178Geoffrey1,297
  5. #179Tyler1,260
  6. #180Hector1,254
  7. #181Marvin1,253
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →