Geoffrey vs Ted

Geoffrey and Tedcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Geoffrey was ranked #779 and Ted #112 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Geoffrey was ranked #2443 and Ted #232 among boys in England and Wales.

Geoffrey and Ted over time

Geoffrey and Ted appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Ted held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Geoffrey in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Geoffrey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ted in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Geoffrey held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ted in 26.
Highest recorded here: Geoffrey #571 in 1998, Ted #150 in 2015.
The order changed in 1999: Ted moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #571 and #616; by 1999 that had become #1082 and #596.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Geoffrey #2443, Ted #232.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2002–2022
Geoffrey held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ted in 8.
Highest recorded here: Geoffrey #386 in 2009, Ted #112 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Geoffrey #779, Ted #112.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Geoffrey

Pairs where Geoffrey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Brian vs Geoffrey
Brian and Geoffrey changed places 13 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1983, ending at #98 and #95.
Brian · Geoffrey · 32 shared years, 1952–1983 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1983 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kevin vs Geoffrey
Kevin and Geoffrey changed places 13 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1987, ending at #83 and #97.
Kevin · Geoffrey · 33 shared years, 1952–1987 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1987 New South Wales, Australia ranking
John vs Geoffrey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Geoffrey #15 in 1952.
John · Geoffrey · 33 shared years, 1952–1987 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Peter vs Geoffrey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Peter #1 in 1954, Geoffrey #15 in 1952.
Peter · Geoffrey · 33 shared years, 1952–1987 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Geoffrey, Ted
Field	Geoffrey	Ted
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation		Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #170 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Geoffrey has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ted.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Geoffrey

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1987
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1987).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Ted

Popularity journey

First recorded1958
First recorded at #484 among boys in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #90 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #476 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys