Godfrey

Boy name

Godfrey has been given to 3,245 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.

Meaning & origin /ˈɡɑdfɹi/

From Old French Godefrei, from Old High German Godafrid (“peace of God”), from Proto-Germanic *Gudafriþuz. Equivalent to god +&lrm; frith. Doublet of Gottfried and Geoffrey.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

3,245

Peak year

1918 (71 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +67%

Gender split

All boys

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