Godfrey

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

⭐ Famous Godfrey

Godfrey Gao

Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model (1984-2019)

Choose Godfrey and your child shares a first name with Godfrey Gao, a Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Godfrey, like who?” Godfrey Gao's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 169,492 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Godfrey, 10 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Godfrey would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGodfrey has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Godfreys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1888, when it ranked #554. Today it's #7,679, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendGodfrey has slipped 1,059 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,679. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Germanic, Godfrey means “God's peace”. Our records link it to English and German roots.

About the name Godfrey

Godfrey is a boy name of English and German origin meaning “God's peace”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-rey”. US birth records list Godfrey for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 142 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked #554 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,679, with 10 babies.

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