How Many People Are Named Godfrey?
people named Godfrey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 232,348 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,245 babies named Godfrey in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
71 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Germanic name Godafrid, which meant "peace of god" from the Germanic elements god "god" and frid "peace". The Normans brought this name to England, where it became common during the Middle Ages. A notable bearer was Godfrey of Bouillon, an 11th-century leader of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Godfrey in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Godfrey alive today is about 50 years old, and 42% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 33 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Godfrey first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1918, to 71 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Godfrey has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #566, in 1888. In 2025 it ranked #7,846.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,846 |
| Best rank | #566 (1888) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,025 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Godfrey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Godfrey were born in New York than in any other state: about 65 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Godfrey was given 9.5 times as often in Louisiana and 4.5 times in New York.
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