# Geoff (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/geoff/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒɛf/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,549 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,549 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 10, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Geoffrey.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 21 | 2,935 |
| 1990 | 24 | 2,726 |
| 1991 | 6 | 7,591 |
| 1992 | 13 | 4,407 |
| 1993 | 13 | 4,541 |
| 1994 | 14 | 4,382 |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,596 |
| 1996 | 10 | 5,682 |
| 1998 | 6 | 8,853 |
| 1999 | 5 | 10,476 |
| 2000 | 6 | 9,496 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,680 |
| 2007 | 5 | 12,987 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9,074 |
| 2016 | 6 | 11,184 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 3,225 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |

## People named Geoff

- Geoff Hurst, English footballer (born 1941)
- Geoff Pierson, American actor
- Geoff Cameron, American soccer player
- Geoff Lees, British racing driver
- Geoff Bent, English footballer (1932-1958)
- Geoff Nicholls, British guitarist and keyboardist (1948–2017)
- Geoff Stults, American actor
- Geoff Hoon, British politician and Cabinet minister (born 1953)
- Geoff Tate, American singer
- Geoff Duke, British motorcycle racer (1923-2015)
- Geoff Keighley, Canadian journalist and TV presenter (born 1978)
- Geoff Ryman, British-Canadian writer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.