Goldie

#621 for girls in 2025, 469 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #8,990
Given to girls 98.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1905 · 548 births
Debut · girls
24 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
38,553
since 1880

Goldie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Goldie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201912peak #114, 1905girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#621469—
2024#647453—
2023#687423—
2022#812345#8,9908
2021#875311—
2020#1,023245—
2019#1,377163—
2018#1,548140—
2017#1,655130—
2016#1,757118—
2015#2,34079—
2014#2,41275—
2013#3,12352—
2012#3,91539—
2011#3,91638—
2010#4,10736—
2009#4,10737—
2008#4,26836—
2007#5,09728—
2006#3,56444—
2005#5,11325—
2004#3,56641—
2003#5,09224—
2002#4,76725—
2001#4,68825—
2000#4,98123—
1999#3,63933—
1998#3,73031—
1997#3,62631#8,1106
1996#3,94227—
1995#3,08737—
1994#3,16836—
1993#2,93840—
1992#2,83042—
1991#2,88640—
1990#3,52330—
1989#2,98636—
1988#2,33047—
1987#2,43442—
1986#2,47040—
1985#2,31743—
1984#2,47038—
1983#2,36040—
1982#1,68467#5,6196
1981#1,71466—
1980#1,57074—
1979#2,11247#4,4038
1978#2,01247#4,5547
1977#1,77457—
1976#1,93646#4,0128
1975#1,62560#3,9418
1974#2,10039#3,8378
1973#1,54860—
1972#1,62755—
1971#1,51666—
1970#1,43072—
1969#1,63554—
1968#2,12632—
1967#1,64048—
1966#1,62148—
1965#1,63547—
1964#1,63549—
1963#1,28074—
1962#1,29273—
1961#1,12695—
1960#1,17486—
1959#1,066100—
1958#981112—
1957#924123#3,9935
1956#872131—
1955#865126—
1954#743155—
1953#874115#3,7985
1952#726150—
1951#789127—
1950#710145—
1949#708143—
1948#629172—
1947#704145#3,7335
1946#599173—
1945#550178#2,9966
1944#576162#2,6338
1943#507217—
1942#507216—
1941#465224#2,8727
1940#421266#2,8717
1939#414266#3,4805
1938#390295#2,8687
1937#400263#2,6808
1936#345329#3,1476
1935#343346#3,6455
1934#319383—
1933#319380#2,36810
1932#310418#3,7765
1931#310424#2,8648
1930#285528#4,0015
1929#279538—
1928#255636#3,0768
1927#255664#3,4517
1926#239743#2,30213
1925#237764#2,43512
1924#226845#3,0239
1923#217879#2,77210
1922#209926#2,63011
1921#204984#2,15215
1920#197996#4,2865
1919#193989#1,88217
1918#1931,021#1,90517
1917#1871,012#2,7329
1916#1781,039#1,50522
1915#1721,051#1,70717
1914#173787#1,49217
1913#150791#2,0928
1912#158688#1,61910
1911#140593—
1910#139592—
1909#134530#1,1557
1908#129538#77912
1907#126520—
1906#131482#8529
1905#114548—
1904#114513#76010
1903#129430—
1902#120473—
1901#119430—
1900#127502#1,3105
1899#122397—
1898#121446#70110
1897#124400#1,0575
1896#125384#9826
1895#128358—
1894#126349—
1893#138301—
1892#139296#1,0665
1891#126306#8416
1890#139254—
1889#140246—
1888#133261—
1887#154159—
1886#134204—
1885#140167—
1884#153135—
1883#25251—
1882#27141—
1881#25739—
1880#32624—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Goldie was already there! It came in at #326, and was given to 24 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1996–2003, when fewer than 34 girls a year got the name.

Where Goldie is popular in 1912

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNHWashington: #154 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 822 girlsWAIdaho: #91 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 261 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #141 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 784 girlsILWisconsin: #153 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 786 girlsWIMichigan: #132 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 624 girlsMINew York: #166 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 968 girlsNYMassachusetts: #244 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,545 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedSDIowa: #120 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 567 girlsIAIndiana: #88 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 379 girlsINOhio: #79 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 359 girlsOHPennsylvania: #132 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 803 girlsPANew Jersey: #219 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,977 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #224 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedUTColorado: #98 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 361 girlsCONebraska: #71 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 244 girlsNEMissouri: #78 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 305 girlsMOKentucky: #73 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 267 girlsKYWest Virginia: #37 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 145 girlsWVVirginia: #124 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 545 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNMKansas: #115 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 483 girlsKSArkansas: #181 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 792 girlsARTennessee: #224 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #181 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 947 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #103 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 361 girlsOKLouisiana: #288 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,704 girlsLAMississippi: #302 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,027 girlsMSAlabama: #311 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,261 girlsALGeorgia: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,959 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedHITexas: #275 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#37 · 1 in 145
  2. Nebraska#71 · 1 in 244
  3. Kentucky#73 · 1 in 267
  4. Missouri#78 · 1 in 305
  5. Ohio#79 · 1 in 359

Best ever in a state: #28 in West Virginia, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#37551 in 145
Nebraska#71231 in 244
Kentucky#73511 in 267
Missouri#78501 in 305
Ohio#79641 in 359
Indiana#88301 in 379
Idaho#9151 in 261
Colorado#9891 in 361
Oklahoma#103281 in 361
Kansas#115151 in 483
Iowa#120161 in 567
Virginia#124261 in 545
Michigan#132211 in 624
Pennsylvania#132571 in 803
Illinois#141361 in 784
Wisconsin#153131 in 786
Washington#15451 in 822
New York#166511 in 968
Arkansas#181121 in 792
North Carolina#181181 in 947
New Jersey#21971 in 1,977
California#22471 in 1,401
Tennessee#224101 in 1,332
Massachusetts#24471 in 2,545
Texas#275201 in 1,316
Louisiana#28871 in 1,704
Mississippi#30261 in 2,027
Alabama#31171 in 2,261
Georgia#39151 in 3,959
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Goldie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 26 spots since 2024 (#647 → #621)
  • 402 spots since 2020 (#1,023 → #621)
  • 1,719 spots since 2015 (#2,340 → #621)
  • Biggest jump: 148 spots in 2021 (#1,023 → #875)
  • Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1953 (#726 → #874)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1905 at #114 (548 births)
  • Births halved by 1937, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1880–1958
Share of babies · girls
1 in 532
  • Highest: 1 in 532 girls born in 1905 were named Goldie (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,427 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 22.2% of all girls named Goldie (8,563) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,327#133 (1888)#196
1890s3,491#121 (1898)#129
1900s4,966#114 (1905)#124
1910s8,563#139 (1910)#168
1920s7,975#197 (1920)#232
1930s3,632#285 (1930)#344
1940s1,896#421 (1940)#567
1950s1,284#710 (1950)#855
1960s606#1,126 (1961)#1,516
1970s549#1,430 (1970)#1,768
1980s493#1,570 (1980)#2,234
1990s347#2,830 (1992)#3,337
2000s308#3,564 (2006)#4,524
2010s870#1,377 (2019)#2,615
2020s2,246#621 (2025)#778

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Goldie in 1912

girls
#158
688 births · 1 in 811 girls
boys
#1,619
10 births · 1 in 42,994 boys

Top girls' names in 1912

  1. #1Mary32,304
  2. #2Helen16,133
  3. #3Dorothy12,645
  4. #4Margaret12,536
  5. #5Ruth11,280
  6. #6Mildred8,764
  7. #7Anna8,586
  8. #8Elizabeth8,527
  9. #9Frances6,680
  10. #10Marie6,642
  11. #158Goldie688

Top boys' names in 1912

  1. #1John24,588
  2. #2William19,626
  3. #3James17,644
  4. #4Robert12,836
  5. #5Joseph12,062
  6. #6George11,734
  7. #7Charles11,070
  8. #8Edward7,936
  9. #9Frank7,912
  10. #10Thomas6,087
  11. #1,619Goldie10
More about 1912

girls

558,119 girls got a published name in 1912; 1 in 811 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 95.4% of the 3,445 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #155Essie695
  2. #155Muriel695
  3. #157Roberta693
  4. #158Goldie688
  5. #159Miriam686
  6. #160Amelia672
  7. #161Effie666
Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. ↑ 712Jule#1,545 → #833
  2. ↑ 626Beula#1,545 → #919
  3. ↑ 602Noma#1,372 → #770
  4. ↑ 577Walter#1,372 → #795
  5. ↑ 490Izora#1,450 → #960
Fallers
  1. ↓ 912Mabell#932 → #1,844
  2. ↓ 602Justina#875 → #1,477
  3. ↓ 579Irine#898 → #1,477
  4. ↓ 579Sula#898 → #1,477
  5. ↓ 568Cordia#853 → #1,421

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

429,942 boys got a published name in 1912; 1 in 42,994 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 44.3% of the 2,905 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #1,527Wilhelm11
  2. #1,527Zebedee11
  3. #1,527Zollie11
  4. #1,619Goldie10
  5. #1,619Adan10
  6. #1,619Adrain10
  7. #1,619Adrien10
  8. #1,746Agapito9
  9. #1,746Agostino9
  10. #1,746Albertus9

Tied with 126 names at #1,619; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Arlo#1,740 → #876
  2. ↑ 848Guss#1,740 → #892
  3. ↑ 805Courtney#1,740 → #935
  4. ↑ 805Erling#1,740 → #935
  5. ↑ 805Masao#1,740 → #935
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,688Rosendo#856 → #2,544
  2. ↓ 1,063Metro#982 → #2,045
  3. ↓ 1,057Lawyer#689 → #1,746
  4. ↓ 903Hymen#982 → #1,885
  5. ↓ 903Mathias#982 → #1,885

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1912 →