Godfrey
Godfrey was the 7850th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 566th; the most babies were born in 1918 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,308 places. More babies were named Godfrey in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,850 boys, down 1,094 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191871 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,245babies recorded
Godfrey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,850 | 10 |
| 2020 | #6,756 | 12 |
| 2010 | #7,239 | 11 |
| 2000 | #7,706 | 8 |
| 1990 | #2,811 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,241 | 23 |
| 1970 | #1,868 | 23 |
| 1960 | #1,445 | 31 |
| 1950 | #1,147 | 39 |
| 1940 | #1,076 | 37 |
| 1930 | #1,203 | 35 |
| 1920 | #918 | 57 |
| 1910 | #1,006 | 11 |
| 1900 | #867 | 10 |
| 1890 | #693 | 9 |
| 1880 | #654 | 9 |
How popular is Godfrey, counting every spelling?
Godfrey has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Godfrey?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Godfrey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Godfrey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Godfrey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Godfrey?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Godfrey are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 34 and 70. That makes Godfrey mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Godfrey: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Godfrey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Godfrey
How popular is the name Godfrey?
Godfrey was the 7850th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 566th; the most babies were born in 1918 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,308 places. More babies were named Godfrey in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Godfrey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Godfrey in the US.