Godofredo

Boys' name

Good + peace

Godofredo has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1972. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1972, with 6 recorded.

Babies named Godofredo, 1985

1 in 714,000

Godofredo over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Godofredo: meaning, origin, and history

Good + peace

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Godofredo means

Godofredo means “good + peace”, associated with 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 and 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃.

Origin, language, and formation

Godofredo is used in Portuguese and Spanish.

Godofredo comes through Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 and Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Godfrey.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Portuguese, Godofredo is pronounced /ɡo.doˈfɾe.du/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 16 boys were recorded with the name Godofredo between 1972 and 1985. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1972; its best national rank was #4,637 in 1972.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Godofredo?

Godofredo had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1985, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1985: 1 in 714,000; 5 of 3,568,740 births
Among boys only: 1 in 370,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1985: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 494,734 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Godofredo sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1985 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 494,734 children born in 1985 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Godofredo. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Godofredos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Godofredo was born before 1974 — so the typical Godofredo is around 51 today.

Median birth year: 1974; About 51 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 68.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 16; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 68.8% of all recorded uses (11).

Is Godofredo rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1972 (6)
Years since peak: 53; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #4,637; 1972

Godofredo by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,637; 1972
Peak year: 1972; 6 that year
First recorded: 1972
Last recorded: 1985
All-time count: 16
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Godofredo

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Godrick Godfred Godwill Godswill Willfredo Godson Luisalfredo Manfredo Laredo Godric Godwin Fredo Sigifredo Sigfredo Josealfredo Godfrey God Edo Wilfredo Alfredo

Sibling names for Godofredo

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Nicola Latonia Jenni Nicki Sharla Niki Trena Charisse

For a brother

Shon Shelton Darrick Judd Douglass Alfonzo Demond Scottie

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