Is Godfrey a boy or girl name?

Godfrey is a boy’s name. Of the 3,245 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Godfrey

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Godfrey was most popular in 1918, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,588 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,245 people named Godfrey.

Godfrey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Godfrey’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Godfrey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Godfrey is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,245 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Godfrey

Where Godfrey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org