Geffrey
Geffrey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Geffrey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Geffrey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Geffrey
Geffrey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1949, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 14 Geffreys were born — ranking #2,512 that year. As of 2026, Geffrey ranks #12,053 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 221 Geffreys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Geffrey
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About the name Geffrey
Geffrey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 221 births in the dataset. Geffrey's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #2,512. Use the chart and map above to compare Geffrey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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