Boys' name · peaked in 1975
Geoffrey name popularity since 1925
54,276 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Geoffrey. Half of them were born in 1976 or earlier, so the typical Geoffrey is about 50 years old in 2026. Geoffrey peaked in 1975 as the #167 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 54,276
- Named Geoffrey, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,599 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 140 girls · 54,136 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 2.75× its national share
Peak year is the year Geoffrey made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Geoffrey births per year, 1925–2025
1975 was the biggest year for Geoffrey both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1940 and 1945, Geoffrey became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 7,830 baby boys to 1 in 4,190.
- Steepest fall: Between 1991 and 1996, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 2,080 to 1 in 4,550.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Geoffrey's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Geoffrey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Geoffrey in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 103 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 432 | #1,337 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,714 | #334 |
| 1950s | 0 | 6,899 | #265 |
| 1960s | 23 | 8,755 | #253 |
| 1970s | 44 | 12,179 | #167 |
| 1980s | 68 | 12,729 | #191 |
| 1990s | 5 | 6,171 | #425 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,995 | #992 |
| 2010s | 0 | 901 | #1,832 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 258 | #3,599 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
33.4% of babies named Geoffrey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Geoffrey is most popular
The index compares Geoffrey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Geoffrey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2.75× | 647 |
| Connecticut | 2.32× | 1,283 |
| Massachusetts | 1.97× | 2,390 |
| Rhode Island | 1.85× | 335 |
| Oregon | 1.56× | 749 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Geoffrey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Geoffrey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Geoffrey (1975).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data