Geoffrey
Boy nameGeoffrey has been given to 54,534 babies in the U.S. since 1895. It peaked in 1975.
Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/
From Middle English Geffrey, from an Old French aristocratic name, Geoffroi [dʒɔfreʲ] (> West Middle French Geoffrey, East Middle French Geoffroy), itself from Proto-French forms (latinized in -us) Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus (10th century) and Jof[f]redus, Jofridus, Jaufredus, Geffredus (11th century), and ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin. The second element is *friþuz (“peace, sanctuary”). The first element may be *gautaz (“a Geat, a Goth”) [making the Proto-Germanic term *Gautafriþu, as opposed to *gōdaz (“good”) or *gudą (“god”) in Godfrey; this woul
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
54,534
Peak year
1975 (1,395 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1895
10-year trend
▼ -62%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Geoffrey
Geoffrey Chaucer
14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)
Geoffrey Rush
Australian actor (born 1951)
Geoffrey Hinton
British-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Historian and Bishop of St Asaph, Wales (c.1095–1155)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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