boy's name

Geoff

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,596

Scotland

#328

1987 births

Geoff is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2016 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1962, when 65 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1940.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Geoff over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.

493
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Geoff by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 74
1950s 224
1960s 493
1970s 445
1980s 184
1990s 99
2000s 16
2010s (to 2016) 14

How popular is Geoff?

In 2016, Geoff was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Geoff is used

Scotland #328 3 in 1987
Ireland #822 3 in 2024
Canada #1,846 5 in 1993
England & Wales #5,013 3 in 2011
United States #10,752 6 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Geoff

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Geoff also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Geoff over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Geoff

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Geoff — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Geoff

How popular is the name Geoff?

In 2016, Geoff was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Geoff a girl's or a boy's name?

Geoff is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Geoff?

Geoff has 1 syllable.

When was Geoff most popular?

Geoff peaked in 1962, when 65 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.