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Gottfried

  • Origin German
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 195

Gottfried is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1938 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Gottfried is a name of German origin.
  • Peaked in 1918, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Gottfried over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1938, not a full ten years.

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Births named Gottfried by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 54
1920s 45
1930s (to 1938) 16

How popular is Gottfried?

In 1938, Gottfried was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gottfried is used

France #1,076 5 in 1957
United States #3,586 5 in 1938

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 Gottfried

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

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Sibling names for Gottfried

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

Common questions about Gottfried

How popular is the name Gottfried?

In 1938, Gottfried was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Gottfried is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Gottfried?

Gottfried has 2 syllables.

When was Gottfried most popular?

Gottfried peaked in 1918, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.