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Godfrey

“Peace of God”

2 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Godfrey

Godfrey is the English form of Gottfried, and it is unapologetically old. It survives in Britain mostly as a surname now, which leaves the first name free.

Godfrey is a boy name of Germanic origin, pronounced GOD-free. On the NameRarity scale it scores 86 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1900s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Peace of God
Origin
Germanic
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
GOD-free
Syllables
2
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1900s
Rarity
86 / 100
Per million
~3.6
Starts with
G
Numerology
8 · The Powerhouse

How popular is Godfrey?

Popularity14/100
Rarity86/100

Godfrey currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 3.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 277,778. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Godfrey

  • Godfrey Hounsfield
    English engineer, Nobel laureate for the CT scanner

Spellings and variants of Godfrey

GodefroyGottfried

Names similar to Godfrey

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goh-VIND

Finder of cows; an epithet of Krishna and Vishnu

Sanskrit88% rare
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Anselm

AN-selm

God's helmet

Germanic94% rare
Very Rare

Ernest

UR-nist

Serious, resolute

Germanic78% rare
Ultra Rare

Leopold

LEE-uh-pold

Bold people, brave leader

Germanic93% rare
Very Rare

Wendell

WEN-dul

Wanderer, of the Wends

Germanic81% rare
Uncommon

Wesley

WES-lee

Western meadow

Old English45% rare
Ultra Rare

Brijesh

brih-JAYSH

Lord of Braj, a name for Krishna

Sanskrit92% rare
Ultra Rare

Chatak

chuh-TUCK

The pied cuckoo that waits for the first rain

Sanskrit97% rare
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Godfrey — frequently asked questions

What does the name Godfrey mean?

Godfrey means "Peace of God". It is a name of Germanic origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Godfrey?

Godfrey is pronounced GOD-free, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Godfrey?

Godfrey scores 86 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 277,778 people carry it — about 3.6 per million.

What is the numerology number for Godfrey?

Godfrey carries the expression number 8, known as The Powerhouse. Its soul urge number is 11 and its personality number is 33.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Godfrey?

The lucky number for Godfrey is 8 (with 17, 26, 35 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Midnight Navy. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Onyx.