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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #166 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 898 boysAKMaine: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,433 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #94 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 574 boysNHWashington: #132 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 878 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedIDMontana: #135 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 661 boysMTNorth Dakota: #156 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,209 boysNDMinnesota: #133 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,130 boysMNIllinois: #211 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,398 boysILWisconsin: #157 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,445 boysWIMichigan: #146 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,082 boysMINew York: #183 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 1,274 boysNYMassachusetts: #114 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 885 boysMARhode Island: #64 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 350 boysRIOregon: #120 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 735 boysORNevada: #162 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 968 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedSDIowa: #208 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,363 boysIAIndiana: #184 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,801 boysINOhio: #145 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,180 boysOHPennsylvania: #135 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,099 boysPANew Jersey: #178 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,333 boysNJConnecticut: #85 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 502 boysCTCalifornia: #212 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 1,348 boysCAUtah: #189 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,372 boysUTColorado: #145 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 866 boysCONebraska: #146 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNEMissouri: #196 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,671 boysMOKentucky: #219 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,061 boysKYWest Virginia: #203 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,115 boysWVVirginia: #158 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,102 boysVAMaryland: #136 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 883 boysMDDelaware: #130 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 781 boysDEArizona: #236 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,574 boysAZNew Mexico: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,286 boysNMKansas: #181 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,376 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedARTennessee: #222 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,716 boysTNNorth Carolina: #256 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,138 boysNCSouth Carolina: #208 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,237 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #152 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 774 boysDCOklahoma: #288 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,584 boysOKLouisiana: #360 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,699 boysLAMississippi: #277 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,925 boysMSAlabama: #231 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,628 boysALGeorgia: #254 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,763 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Geoffrey, so not publishedHITexas: #276 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,872 boysTXFlorida: #220 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,405 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#64 · 1 in 350
  2. Connecticut#85 · 1 in 502
  3. New Hampshire#94 · 1 in 574
  4. Massachusetts#114 · 1 in 885
  5. Oregon#120 · 1 in 735

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#64161 in 350
Connecticut#85361 in 502
New Hampshire#94111 in 574
Massachusetts#114411 in 885
Oregon#120261 in 735
Delaware#13051 in 781
Washington#132361 in 878
Minnesota#133291 in 1,130
Montana#13591 in 661
Pennsylvania#135711 in 1,099
Maryland#136291 in 883
Colorado#145291 in 866
Ohio#145671 in 1,180
Michigan#146601 in 1,082
Nebraska#146111 in 1,104
District of Columbia#152101 in 774
North Dakota#15651 in 1,209
Wisconsin#157241 in 1,445
Virginia#158321 in 1,102
Maine#16251 in 1,433
Nevada#16261 in 968
Alaska#16651 in 898
New Jersey#178331 in 1,333
Kansas#181131 in 1,376
New York#183911 in 1,274
Indiana#184221 in 1,801
Utah#189141 in 1,372
Missouri#196221 in 1,671
West Virginia#20361 in 2,115
Iowa#20891 in 2,363
South Carolina#208171 in 1,237
Illinois#211601 in 1,398
California#2121521 in 1,348
Kentucky#219131 in 2,061
Florida#220471 in 1,405
Tennessee#222191 in 1,716
Alabama#231161 in 1,628
New Mexico#23591 in 1,286
Arizona#236151 in 1,574
Georgia#254231 in 1,763
North Carolina#256181 in 2,138
Texas#276771 in 1,872
Mississippi#277101 in 1,925
Oklahoma#288101 in 2,584
Louisiana#360141 in 2,699
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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 1982

girls
#6,371
10 births · 1 in 169,333 girls
boys
#194
1,289 births · 1 in 1,408 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #6,371Geoffrey10

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #194Geoffrey1,289
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 169,333 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 48.3% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geoffrey
  1. #5,911Yezenia11
  2. #5,911Yvone11
  3. #5,911Zana11
  4. #6,371Geoffrey10
  5. #6,371Abraham10
  6. #6,371Aditi10
  7. #6,371Adrienna10
  8. #6,888Abi9
  9. #6,888Adaeze9
  10. #6,888Adra9

Tied with 516 names at #6,371; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,408 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Geoffrey
  1. #191Jerome1,307
  2. #192Eddie1,293
  3. #193Javier1,292
  4. #194Geoffrey1,289
  5. #195Tyrone1,280
  6. #196Ronnie1,272
  7. #197Kelly1,270
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →