Godfrey Name Popularity

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How popular is Godfrey?

In 2018 the rare name Godfrey, ranked the 7,738th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Godfrey is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #566 was reached in 1888.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 71 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Godfrey in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2008.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Godfrey occurred roughly during the years 1908-1918, 1944-1947, and 1968-1972, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1918-1922, 1925-1928, 1930-1933, and 1989-1992.

For a number of years, the name Godfrey has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Godfrey has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Godfrey?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Godfrey is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Godfrey (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		10	7,738
2017		8	9,095
2016		8	9,120
2015		6	11,141
2014		13	6,407
2013		12	6,738
2012		16	5,559
2011		9	8,289
2010		11	7,234
2009		5	13,119
2008		< 5	--
2007		12	6,785
2006		8	8,991
2005		12	6,353
2004		12	6,260
2003		8	8,099
2002		13	5,509
2001		8	7,787
2000		8	7,703
1999		17	4,215
1998		15	4,486
1997		10	5,790
1996		18	3,732
1995		19	3,474
1994		15	4,170
1993		19	3,417
1992		13	4,410
1991		17	3,519
1990		23	2,808
1989		21	2,935
1988		19	2,896
1987		17	2,991
1986		15	3,185
1985		23	2,319
1984		15	3,007
1983		19	2,524
1982		23	2,223
1981		21	2,368
1980		22	2,305
1979		18	2,618
1978		19	2,413
1977		22	2,151
1976		23	2,079
1975		21	2,160
1974		13	2,864
1973		18	2,258
1972		30	1,577
1971		22	1,945
1970		23	1,865
1969		24	1,701
1968		20	1,805
1967		22	1,680
1966		21	1,701
1965		14	2,207
1964		33	1,376
1963		31	1,410
1962		33	1,373
1961		40	1,256
1960		31	1,443
1959		34	1,344
1958		42	1,193
1957		36	1,306
1956		38	1,239
1955		39	1,207
1954		35	1,284
1953		40	1,175
1952		34	1,281
1951		36	1,227
1950		39	1,149
1949		41	1,098
1948		55	937
1947		54	973
1946		39	1,115
1945		31	1,190
1944		29	1,243
1943		33	1,196
1942		31	1,259
1941		19	1,607
1940		37	1,077
1939		30	1,205
1938		32	1,153
1937		23	1,426
1936		29	1,236
1935		28	1,281
1934		29	1,254
1933		19	1,611
1932		33	1,189
1931		41	1,053
1930		35	1,203
1929		37	1,145
1928		38	1,150
1927		48	1,016
1926		53	937
1925		48	990
1924		41	1,126
1923		56	919
1922		35	1,231
1921		55	950
1920		57	918
1919		53	921
1918		71	776
1917		61	812
1916		38	1,049
1915		46	919
1914		39	873
1913		31	887
1912		34	743
1911		11	1,071
1910		11	1,006
1909		11	916
1908		6	1,283
1907		8	1,037
1906		14	657
1905		13	680
1904		12	703
1903		5	1,194
1902		6	1,063
1901		< 5	--
1900		10	867
1899		9	743
1898		11	679
1897		9	750
1896		9	796
1895		10	715
1894		6	1,005
1893		9	725
1892		7	894
1891		< 5	--
1890		9	693
1889		6	920
1888		13	566
1887		8	708
1886		10	620
1885		10	617
1884		9	678
1883		10	613
1882		< 5	--
1881		9	622
1880		9	654

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.