Geoffrey

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A few things about Geoffrey you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Geoffrey

Geoffrey Wilkinson

British Nobel laureate in Chemistry

Choose Geoffrey and your child shares a first name with Geoffrey Wilkinson, a British Nobel laureate in Chemistry. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Geoffrey, like who?” Geoffrey Wilkinson's Wikipedia article is available in 51 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 55,249 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Geoffrey, 31 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Geoffrey would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGeoffrey first shows up in US birth records in 1895, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 130 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1975, when it ranked #167. Today it's #3,583, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowGeoffrey was 7.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 7,067 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 55,249.
• 🍂TrendGeoffrey has slipped 894 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,583. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Geoffrey means “peace”. Our records link it to English and German roots.

About the name Geoffrey

Geoffrey is a boy name of English and German origin meaning “peace”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-rey”. US birth records list Geoffrey for boys from 1895 to 2025, in 120 of those 131 years. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked #167 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,583, with 31 babies.

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