Geoffrey

Geoffrey

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Geoffrey is an English masculine given name. It is generally considered the Anglo-Norman form of the Germanic compound *gudą 'god' and *friþuz 'peace'. It is a derivative of Dutch Godfried, German Gottfried and Old English Gotfrith and Godfrith.

From Wikipedia

Geoffrey first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 639 babies (rank #20 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Geoffrey

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Geoffrey yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

12,040

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

639

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	586	#15
1953	573	#16
1954	539	#17
1955	566	#16
1956	521	#16
1957	566	#15
1958	552	#15
1959	479	#16
1960	573	#24
1961	597	#25
1962	639	#20
1963	557	#26
1964	468	#28
1965	385	#33
1966	382	#33
1967	373	#33
1968	379	#34
1969	345	#41
1970	308	#46
1971	310	#48
1972	302	#48
1973	233	#58
1974	223	#56
1975	211	#58
1976	173	#69
1977	153	#79
1978	150	#79
1979	160	#76
1980	148	#75
1981	147	#80
1982	148	#77
1983	130	#87
1985	46	#104
1986	39	#111
1987	75	#97
2016	2	#623
2017	2	#611

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

586

#15

1953

573

#16

1954

539

#17

1955

566

#16

1956

521

#16

1957

566

#15

1958

552

#15

1959

479

#16

1960

573

#24

1961

597

#25

1962

639

#20

1963

557

#26

1964

468

#28

1965

385

#33

1966

382

#33

1967

373

#33

1968

379

#34

1969

345

#41

1970

308

#46

1971

310

#48

1972

302

#48

1973

233

#58

1974

223

#56

1975

211

#58

1976

173

#69

1977

153

#79

1978

150

#79

1979

160

#76

1980

148

#75

1981

147

#80

1982

148

#77

1983

130

#87

1985

#104

1986

#111

1987

#97

2016

#623

2017

#611

Meaning

Numerology of Geoffrey

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Geoffrey

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Year-by-Year Detail