boy's name

Geoffroy

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 9,001

Geoffroy is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 1981, when 410 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Geoffroy over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,435
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Geoffroy by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 120
1910s 140
1920s 170
1930s 165
1940s 165
1950s 220
1960s 415
1970s 1,890
1980s 3,435
1990s 1,710
2000s 400
2010s 100
2020s (to 2025) 40

How popular is Geoffroy?

In 2025, Geoffroy was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Geoffroy is used

Canada #2,331 6 in 2013
France #3,756 5 in 2025

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Geoffroy

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

Parents who like Geoffroy also like

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

Sibling names for Geoffroy

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

Common questions about Geoffroy

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

Geoffroy is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Geoffroy?

Geoffroy has 3 syllables.

When was Geoffroy most popular?

Geoffroy peaked in 1981, when 410 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Geoffroy a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Geoffroy currently ranks #3,756 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.