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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Geoffrey has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
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 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Hampshire#112 · 1 in 666
- Connecticut#115 · 1 in 791
- Vermont#121 · 1 in 685
- Massachusetts#138 · 1 in 1,094
- Oklahoma#149 · 1 in 856
Best ever in a state: #64 in Rhode Island, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #112 | 12 | 1 in 666 |
| Connecticut | #115 | 28 | 1 in 791 |
| Vermont | #121 | 5 | 1 in 685 |
| Massachusetts | #138 | 40 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Oklahoma | #149 | 24 | 1 in 856 |
| Alaska | #150 | 6 | 1 in 726 |
| Oregon | #158 | 19 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Pennsylvania | #160 | 64 | 1 in 1,272 |
| Wisconsin | #160 | 27 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Minnesota | #163 | 24 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Colorado | #164 | 24 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Idaho | #167 | 8 | 1 in 836 |
| Utah | #172 | 15 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Washington | #172 | 31 | 1 in 1,097 |
| North Carolina | #182 | 37 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Missouri | #189 | 27 | 1 in 1,398 |
| New Jersey | #198 | 38 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Michigan | #207 | 43 | 1 in 1,615 |
| Indiana | #209 | 22 | 1 in 1,801 |
| Nebraska | #209 | 6 | 1 in 1,832 |
| Nevada | #210 | 6 | 1 in 1,332 |
| New York | #211 | 94 | 1 in 1,435 |
| Ohio | #211 | 42 | 1 in 1,860 |
| West Virginia | #215 | 5 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Arizona | #216 | 23 | 1 in 1,317 |
| Iowa | #227 | 9 | 1 in 2,025 |
| Alabama | #228 | 18 | 1 in 1,502 |
| Maryland | #229 | 18 | 1 in 1,783 |
| Florida | #236 | 59 | 1 in 1,514 |
| Virginia | #236 | 24 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Georgia | #244 | 32 | 1 in 1,546 |
| Illinois | #245 | 50 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Tennessee | #247 | 18 | 1 in 1,924 |
| California | #252 | 151 | 1 in 1,779 |
| South Carolina | #263 | 13 | 1 in 1,814 |
| Kansas | #268 | 8 | 1 in 2,131 |
| New Mexico | #272 | 7 | 1 in 1,661 |
| Kentucky | #283 | 8 | 1 in 3,057 |
| District of Columbia | #298 | 10 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Arkansas | #316 | 6 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Texas | #325 | 63 | 1 in 2,351 |
| Mississippi | #338 | 7 | 1 in 2,452 |
| Louisiana | #341 | 14 | 1 in 2,279 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
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
| 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 1989
boys
#224
1,208 births · 1 in 1,656 boys
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,656 of them was named Geoffrey, which outranked 97.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Geoffrey
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.