Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Godfrey

#2,319 most common boys' name of all time · #5,589 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,319
Rank overall
#5,589 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
3,245
Since 2016
101
Peak year
1918 #775
Best rank
#575 1888
Girls Boys peak 71/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Godfrey is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 10 10 #7,689
2024 — 7 7 #9,908
2023 — 9 9 #8,264
2022 — 10 10 #7,778
2021 — 13 13 #6,337
2020 — 12 12 #6,630
2019 — 14 14 #6,109
2018 — 10 10 #7,623
2017 — 8 8 #8,853
2016 — 8 8 #8,823
2015 — 6 6 #10,660
2014 — 13 13 #6,317
2013 — 12 12 #6,609
2012 — 16 16 #5,484
2011 — 9 9 #8,097
2010 — 11 11 #7,090
2009 — 5 5 #12,526
2007 — 12 12 #6,639
2006 — 8 8 #8,747
2005 — 12 12 #6,231
2004 — 12 12 #6,149
2003 — 8 8 #7,847
2002 — 13 13 #5,407
2001 — 8 8 #7,558
2000 — 8 8 #7,430
1999 — 17 17 #4,173
1998 — 15 15 #4,423
1997 — 10 10 #5,655
1996 — 18 18 #3,681
1995 — 19 19 #3,435
1994 — 15 15 #4,103
1993 — 19 19 #3,375
1992 — 13 13 #4,336
1991 — 17 17 #3,473
1990 — 23 23 #2,783
1989 — 21 21 #2,908
1988 — 19 19 #2,866
1987 — 17 17 #2,949
1986 — 15 15 #3,138
1985 — 23 23 #2,298
1984 — 15 15 #2,968
1983 — 19 19 #2,500
1982 — 23 23 #2,212
1981 — 21 21 #2,342
1980 — 23 23 #2,224
1979 — 18 18 #2,572
1978 — 19 19 #2,384
1977 — 22 22 #2,140
1976 — 23 23 #2,059
1975 — 21 21 #2,143
1974 — 13 13 #2,806
1973 — 18 18 #2,223
1972 — 30 30 #1,570
1971 — 22 22 #1,925
1970 — 23 23 #1,850
1969 — 24 24 #1,689
1968 — 20 20 #1,795
1967 — 22 22 #1,661
1966 — 21 21 #1,690
1965 — 14 14 #2,188
1964 — 33 33 #1,374
1963 — 31 31 #1,409
1962 — 33 33 #1,368
1961 — 40 40 #1,253
1960 — 31 31 #1,441
1959 — 34 34 #1,340
1958 — 43 43 #1,172
1957 — 35 35 #1,324
1956 — 37 37 #1,265
1955 — 39 39 #1,204
1954 — 34 34 #1,296
1953 — 40 40 #1,178
1952 — 34 34 #1,271
1951 — 37 37 #1,197
1950 — 39 39 #1,144
1949 — 41 41 #1,098
1948 — 55 55 #935
1947 — 54 54 #969
1946 — 39 39 #1,115
1945 — 31 31 #1,185
1944 — 29 29 #1,238
1943 — 33 33 #1,191
1942 — 31 31 #1,250
1941 — 19 19 #1,592
1940 — 37 37 #1,072
1939 — 30 30 #1,200
1938 — 32 32 #1,157
1937 — 23 23 #1,407
1936 — 29 29 #1,229
1935 — 28 28 #1,278
1934 — 29 29 #1,243
1933 — 19 19 #1,597
1932 — 33 33 #1,177
1931 — 41 41 #1,056
1930 — 35 35 #1,194
1929 — 37 37 #1,141
1928 — 38 38 #1,149
1927 — 48 48 #1,015
1926 — 53 53 #937
1925 — 48 48 #985
1924 — 41 41 #1,122
1923 — 56 56 #917
1922 — 35 35 #1,227
1921 — 55 55 #950
1920 — 57 57 #914
1919 — 53 53 #920
1918 — 71 71 #775
1917 — 61 61 #810
1916 — 38 38 #1,046
1915 — 46 46 #919
1914 — 39 39 #875
1913 — 31 31 #877
1912 — 34 34 #741
1911 — 11 11 #1,067
1910 — 11 11 #1,001
1909 — 11 11 #915
1908 — 6 6 #1,239
1907 — 8 8 #1,022
1906 — 14 14 #657
1905 — 13 13 #684
1904 — 12 12 #704
1903 — 5 5 #1,167
1902 — 6 6 #1,035
1900 — 10 10 #855
1899 — 9 9 #743
1898 — 11 11 #680
1897 — 9 9 #754
1896 — 9 9 #793
1895 — 10 10 #704
1894 — 6 6 #995
1893 — 9 9 #730
1892 — 7 7 #889
1890 — 9 9 #701
1889 — 6 6 #901
1888 — 13 13 #575
1887 — 8 8 #708
1886 — 10 10 #626
1885 — 10 10 #623
1884 — 9 9 #682
1883 — 10 10 #623
1881 — 9 9 #627
1880 — 9 9 #659