Geoffry
A masculine name of French origin meaning "territory peace".
Name Census estimates that about 599 living Americans carry the first name Geoffry. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Geoffry today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Geoffry births was 1949 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Geoffry. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
599
~ 1 in 572,211 Americans
Peak year
1949
23 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
2007 SSA rank
#12,987
Tracked since 1948
Census
Geoffry in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 608 people with the first name Geoffry, which placed it at #17,906 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,906
National first-name rank
People counted
608
608 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
81.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Geoffry
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Geoffry is White at 81.4%. The next largest groups are Black (6.9%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Geoffry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Geoffry at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White81.4% · 495
- Black or African American6.9% · 42
- Two or more races4.3% · 26
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 11
Popularity
Geoffry: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Geoffry from the 1940s through to the 2000s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 166 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Geoffry by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Geoffry during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Geoffrys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Geoffry
The name Geoffry is of French origin, derived from the ancient Germanic name Godefrid or Gaufrid. It is a compound name formed from the words "god" meaning "god" and "frid" meaning "peace" or "protection." The name essentially translates to "God's peace" or "protected by God."
In the early Middle Ages, the name was popular among the Normans and was introduced to England after the Norman Conquest in 1066. It was initially spelled as "Geffrei," "Geffrey," or "Geffrey," but gradually evolved into the modern spelling of "Geoffry."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Geoffry can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of the great survey of England completed in 1086 under the orders of William the Conqueror. It lists several individuals bearing the name, indicating its widespread use among the Norman aristocracy at the time.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures named Geoffry. One of the most prominent was Geoffry Chaucer (c. 1343-1400), the renowned English poet and author of "The Canterbury Tales." He is considered the father of English literature and played a significant role in establishing the literary use of the Middle English vernacular.
Another notable Geoffry was Geoffry of Monmouth (c. 1095-1155), a British cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography. He is best known for his work "Historia Regum Britanniae" (History of the Kings of Britain), which popularized the legends of King Arthur and influenced many later writers.
Geoffry Plantagenet (1151-1186), also known as Geoffry of Anjou, was the Count of Nantes and the father of King Henry II of England. He played a significant role in the conflict between the Plantagenets and the Capetian dynasty in France during the 12th century.
Geoffry de Villehardouin (c. 1150-1213) was a French historian and one of the leaders of the Fourth Crusade. His chronicle "La Conquête de Constantinople" (The Conquest of Constantinople) is considered one of the most valuable historical sources on the events of the Fourth Crusade and the establishment of the Latin Empire in Constantinople.
Geoffry of Vinsauf (c. 1200) was an English poet and theorist of rhetoric who wrote the influential medieval treatise "Poetria Nova" (The New Poetry), which became a widely used textbook on the art of poetry in the Middle Ages.
People
Geoffry + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Geoffry: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Geoffry?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 599 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Geoffry going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 572,211 US residents.
Is Geoffry a common name?
We classify Geoffry as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 677 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Geoffry most popular?
The single biggest year for Geoffry was 1949, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Geoffry is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Geoffry in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 608 people with the name Geoffry, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,906 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Geoffry in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Geoffry?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Geoffry appears almost entirely male. Of the 612 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Geoffry?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Geoffry is White at 81.4%. The next largest groups are Black (6.9%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Geoffry most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Geoffry in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.4% (495 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Geoffry in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Geoffry a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Geoffry in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Geoffry still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Geoffry in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Geoffry can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Geoffry as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.