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How popular is the name Geoff?
Births per year, rank history and how many Geoffs are alive today.
Geoff (male) is a shortened form of the name Geoffrey. Geoff itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2011; most Geoffs are registered as Geoffrey, which ranked 2440th in 2025 with 9 babies.
Most people called Geoff are registered as Geoffrey, and share that name's profile: the Geoffrey you are most likely to meet is around 72 years old. Half of all Geoffreys born in England and Wales are between 57 and 78, and there are at least 83,000 of them alive today. Only some Geoffreys go by Geoff.
How many babies are named Geoff or Geoffrey each year?
Combined registrations of Geoffrey, Jeffrey, Geoff. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Geoffrey rank as a registered name?
Where does Geoff rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Geoff short for Geoffrey?
Yes - Geoff is a shortened form of Geoffrey. Geoffs are usually registered as Geoffrey at birth.
When was the name Geoff most popular?
The full name Geoffrey peaked in 1944, when around 2,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Geoff itself peaked as a registered name in 2010, with 4 babies.
How many people are called Geoff?
There's no official count of people who go by Geoff, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 83,000 people registered as Geoffrey born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Geoff.
How old is the typical Geoff?
Most people called Geoff are registered as Geoffrey. Most living Geoffreys are between 57 and 78; the most common age is about 72.
Is Geoff becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1944 peak.