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
- Peak · boys
- 1975 · 1,395 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 54,394since 1895
Geoffrey over time
Rank among boys' names. Geoffrey has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,583 | 31 | |
| 2024 | — | #3,045 | 40 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,510 | 53 | |
| 2022 | — | #2,717 | 48 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,021 | 40 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,689 | 46 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,421 | 55 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,046 | 70 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,897 | 76 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,863 | 80 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,826 | 81 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,608 | 97 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,537 | 104 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,391 | 120 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,429 | 115 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,552 | 103 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,202 | 150 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,436 | 116 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,157 | 153 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,054 | 170 | |
| 2005 | — | #990 | 174 | |
| 2004 | — | #849 | 209 | |
| 2003 | — | #755 | 236 | |
| 2002 | — | #732 | 240 | |
| 2001 | — | #674 | 269 | |
| 2000 | — | #652 | 278 | |
| 1999 | — | #635 | 280 | |
| 1998 | — | #545 | 367 | |
| 1997 | — | #533 | 375 | |
| 1996 | — | #502 | 416 | |
| 1995 | — | #425 | 536 | |
| 1994 | — | #381 | 612 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #351 | 670 |
| 1992 | — | #313 | 845 | |
| 1991 | — | #274 | 972 | |
| 1990 | — | #249 | 1,098 | |
| 1989 | — | #224 | 1,208 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #213 | 1,231 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #198 | 1,305 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #199 | 1,263 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #191 | 1,322 |
| 1984 | — | #189 | 1,324 | |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #189 | 1,320 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #194 | 1,289 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #198 | 1,245 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #200 | 1,222 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #191 | 1,263 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #185 | 1,271 |
| 1977 | — | #185 | 1,263 | |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #178 | 1,297 |
| 1975 | — | #167 | 1,395 | |
| 1974 | — | #191 | 1,179 | |
| 1973 | — | #224 | 977 | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #211 | 1,052 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #203 | 1,196 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #201 | 1,286 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #214 | 1,138 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #232 | 947 |
| 1967 | — | #236 | 882 | |
| 1966 | — | #249 | 838 | |
| 1965 | — | #253 | 866 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #264 | 846 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #267 | 822 |
| 1962 | — | #273 | 793 | |
| 1961 | — | #274 | 824 | |
| 1960 | — | #281 | 799 | |
| 1959 | — | #290 | 734 | |
| 1958 | — | #274 | 774 | |
| 1957 | — | #276 | 747 | |
| 1956 | — | #259 | 793 | |
| 1955 | — | #265 | 710 | |
| 1954 | — | #273 | 670 | |
| 1953 | — | #269 | 668 | |
| 1952 | — | #276 | 624 | |
| 1951 | — | #288 | 565 | |
| 1950 | — | #264 | 614 | |
| 1949 | — | #277 | 588 | |
| 1948 | — | #278 | 584 | |
| 1947 | — | #286 | 578 | |
| 1946 | — | #303 | 458 | |
| 1945 | — | #334 | 321 | |
| 1944 | — | #358 | 279 | |
| 1943 | — | #353 | 300 | |
| 1942 | — | #394 | 235 | |
| 1941 | — | #384 | 223 | |
| 1940 | — | #476 | 148 | |
| 1939 | — | #621 | 88 | |
| 1938 | — | #736 | 69 | |
| 1937 | — | #858 | 51 | |
| 1936 | — | #940 | 43 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,326 | 26 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,213 | 30 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,028 | 39 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,387 | 25 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,239 | 31 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,299 | 30 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,672 | 20 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,760 | 19 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,516 | 25 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,628 | 22 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,776 | 20 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,747 | 20 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,531 | 23 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,499 | 24 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,755 | 18 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,730 | 9 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,660 | 18 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#75 · 1 in 321
- Connecticut#107 · 1 in 743
- Massachusetts#117 · 1 in 917
- Washington#119 · 1 in 775
- Rhode Island#124 · 1 in 951
Best ever in a state: #64 in Rhode Island, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #75 | 10 | 1 in 321 |
| Connecticut | #107 | 24 | 1 in 743 |
| Massachusetts | #117 | 39 | 1 in 917 |
| Washington | #119 | 41 | 1 in 775 |
| Rhode Island | #124 | 6 | 1 in 951 |
| Idaho | #135 | 11 | 1 in 743 |
| Pennsylvania | #136 | 68 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Ohio | #138 | 72 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Utah | #139 | 22 | 1 in 864 |
| Wisconsin | #140 | 28 | 1 in 1,237 |
| Minnesota | #144 | 26 | 1 in 1,263 |
| Maine | #145 | 6 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Oregon | #146 | 21 | 1 in 956 |
| Arizona | #147 | 31 | 1 in 747 |
| District of Columbia | #148 | 11 | 1 in 723 |
| Maryland | #151 | 25 | 1 in 967 |
| New York | #153 | 105 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Virginia | #157 | 33 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Iowa | #162 | 16 | 1 in 1,364 |
| South Dakota | #162 | 5 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Michigan | #163 | 49 | 1 in 1,339 |
| New Jersey | #164 | 36 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Georgia | #184 | 35 | 1 in 1,150 |
| Oklahoma | #184 | 18 | 1 in 1,308 |
| Hawaii | #186 | 8 | 1 in 853 |
| Indiana | #188 | 23 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Nebraska | #192 | 7 | 1 in 1,764 |
| South Carolina | #196 | 17 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Missouri | #201 | 21 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Colorado | #202 | 16 | 1 in 1,490 |
| Kansas | #205 | 11 | 1 in 1,651 |
| California | #211 | 153 | 1 in 1,313 |
| North Carolina | #213 | 25 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Illinois | #228 | 51 | 1 in 1,659 |
| Arkansas | #238 | 8 | 1 in 1,910 |
| Tennessee | #247 | 14 | 1 in 2,313 |
| Florida | #263 | 34 | 1 in 1,852 |
| Texas | #309 | 62 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Kentucky | #311 | 7 | 1 in 3,863 |
| Alabama | #330 | 9 | 1 in 2,925 |
| Louisiana | #414 | 10 | 1 in 3,666 |
| Mississippi | #421 | 5 | 1 in 3,850 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1975 at #167 (1,395 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1936–2005
- 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%)
- 23.4% of all boys named Geoffrey (12,729) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,079 (1895) | #1,079 |
| 1900s | 18 | #1,021 (1908) | #1,154 |
| 1910s | 138 | #1,256 (1913) | #1,767 |
| 1920s | 200 | #1,516 (1927) | #1,773 |
| 1930s | 432 | #621 (1939) | #1,065 |
| 1940s | 3,714 | #277 (1949) | #344 |
| 1950s | 6,899 | #259 (1956) | #273 |
| 1960s | 8,755 | #214 (1969) | #254 |
| 1970s | 12,179 | #167 (1975) | #194 |
| 1980s | 12,729 | #189 (1984) | #200 |
| 1990s | 6,171 | #249 (1990) | #421 |
| 2000s | 1,995 | #652 (2000) | #950 |
| 2010s | 901 | #1,391 (2012) | #1,757 |
| 2020s | 258 | #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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 208,508 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 39.3% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,804Yuki9
- #6,804Yury9
- #6,804Zarina9
- #7,409Geoffrey8
- #7,409Aaren8
- #7,409Aarin8
- #7,409Abigael8
- #8,128Aarika7
- #8,128Abbigale7
- #8,128Abbye7
Tied with 718 names at #7,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,439 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.