Godfrey is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Godfrey is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,850 for boy births in the United States (and #16,418 across all names), given to 10 babies. Godfrey was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (71 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #7,850 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #10,243 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,476 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #7,959 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,449 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,756 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #6,207 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,794 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,129 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,135 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #11,158 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #6,421 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #6,751 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #5,565 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #8,300 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #7,239 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #13,131 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #6,789 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #8,999 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,360 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #6,263 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,106 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #5,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #7,796 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #7,706 |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #4,215 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #5,792 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #3,734 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | #3,474 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #4,171 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #3,420 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #4,411 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #3,519 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #2,811 |
| 1989 | 21 | — | #2,936 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #2,894 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #2,994 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | #3,186 |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #2,320 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #3,010 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | #2,524 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | #2,226 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #2,371 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | #2,241 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #2,622 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #2,410 |
| 1977 | 22 | — | #2,151 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | #2,078 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | #2,159 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | #2,863 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | #2,259 |
| 1972 | 30 | — | #1,577 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | #1,946 |
| 1970 | 23 | — | #1,868 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | #1,703 |
| 1968 | 20 | — | #1,803 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | #1,681 |
| 1966 | 21 | — | #1,701 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #2,211 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #1,376 |
| 1963 | 31 | — | #1,411 |
| 1962 | 33 | — | #1,377 |
| 1961 | 40 | — | #1,255 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | #1,445 |
| 1959 | 34 | — | #1,346 |
| 1958 | 43 | — | #1,179 |
| 1957 | 35 | — | #1,326 |
| 1956 | 37 | — | #1,267 |
| 1955 | 39 | — | #1,204 |
| 1954 | 34 | — | #1,299 |
| 1953 | 40 | — | #1,176 |
| 1952 | 34 | — | #1,280 |
| 1951 | 37 | — | #1,203 |
| 1950 | 39 | — | #1,147 |
| 1949 | 41 | — | #1,099 |
| 1948 | 55 | — | #937 |
| 1947 | 54 | — | #972 |
| 1946 | 39 | — | #1,117 |
| 1945 | 31 | — | #1,191 |
| 1944 | 29 | — | #1,243 |
| 1943 | 33 | — | #1,194 |
| 1942 | 31 | — | #1,258 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | #1,609 |
| 1940 | 37 | — | #1,076 |
| 1939 | 30 | — | #1,205 |
| 1938 | 32 | — | #1,153 |
| 1937 | 23 | — | #1,425 |
| 1936 | 29 | — | #1,236 |
| 1935 | 28 | — | #1,281 |
| 1934 | 29 | — | #1,254 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,611 |
| 1932 | 33 | — | #1,188 |
| 1931 | 41 | — | #1,053 |
| 1930 | 35 | — | #1,203 |
| 1929 | 37 | — | #1,145 |
| 1928 | 38 | — | #1,151 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | #693 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #920 |
| 1888 | 13 | — | #566 |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #708 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | #620 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | #617 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | #678 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | #613 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | #622 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | #654 |