Godfrey is a boy's name of French origin meaning “peace of God.” In 2024 it was given to 7 boys in the United States.
Godfrey belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “peace of God” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Godfrey first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #566 in 1888, and in 2024 7 babies received the name — 3,236 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Godfrey means “peace of God” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Godfrey is a boy name. In 2024, 7 babies received the name in the US.
Godfrey comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Godfrey first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #566 in 1888, and 7 babies were given the name in 2024.
Godfrey is pronounced /ˈɡɑdfɹi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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