Geoffrey is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Geoffrey in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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About the Name Geoffrey
Geoffrey has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 721 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #571 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Geoffrey is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Geoffrey in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Geoffrey
Geoffrey Owens — Geoffrey Louis Owens is an American actor known for his role as Elvin Tibideaux on The Cosby Show.
Geoffrey Hinton — Geoffrey Everest Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title "the Godfather of AI".
Geoffrey Wansell — Geoffrey Wansell is a British journalist, author and podcaster.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Geoffrey
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Geoffrey per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Geoffrey in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Geoffrey is declining: down 717 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. It peaked at #571 in 1998.
Geoffrey is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Geoffrey include: Geoffrey Owens, Geoffrey Hinton and Geoffrey Wansell. Short summaries for each appear below.
Geoffrey does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Geoffreys in the wild.
9
UK babies named Geoffrey (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 717 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Geoffrey
Almost certainly the only Geoffrey in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Geoffrey
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Geoffrey Everest Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title "the Godfather of AI".