Geoffrey
Boy name · 173 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Geoffrey: 173 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 19 births in 1974.
From the Old French *Geoffroi*, itself derived from the Germanic *Godafrid* meaning "God's peace" (from *god* and *frid*), Geoffrey has been a steadfast presence in English and Scottish naming. Its most famous bearer is Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English literature and author of *The Canterbury Tales*; the name also belongs to Geoffrey of Monmouth, whose chronicles popularised Arthurian legend, and modern actor Geoffrey Rush. While no major place is directly named after a specific bearer, the related form Godfrey appears in place names such as Godfrey, Illinois, sharing the same Germanic root
Boy 20 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 197419 babies
- Latest (1996)
- #4253 babies
- Total births
- 173since 1974
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 38%vs prior 5y