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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #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 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedAKMaine: #210 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedWAIdaho: #131 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 544 girlsIDMontana: #183 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #170 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 941 girlsNDMinnesota: #207 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsMNIllinois: #205 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,557 girlsILWisconsin: #230 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,035 girlsWIMichigan: #215 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsMINew York: #219 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,899 girlsNYMassachusetts: #363 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,039 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: #110 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 452 girlsSDIowa: #172 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsIAIndiana: #166 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsINOhio: #122 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 636 girlsOHPennsylvania: #184 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,433 girlsPANew Jersey: #352 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,327 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #332 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,814 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedUTColorado: #200 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsCONebraska: #117 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 528 girlsNEMissouri: #102 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 420 girlsMOKentucky: #81 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 329 girlsKYWest Virginia: #53 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 210 girlsWVVirginia: #128 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 612 girlsVAMaryland: #115 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 621 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #138 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 636 girlsKSArkansas: #145 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 577 girlsARTennessee: #182 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 996 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #286 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,334 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,946 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #124 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 531 girlsOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsLAMississippi: #360 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,058 girlsMSAlabama: #372 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,416 girlsALGeorgia: #497 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,230 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedHITexas: #398 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,479 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#53 · 1 in 210
  2. Kentucky#81 · 1 in 329
  3. Missouri#102 · 1 in 420
  4. South Dakota#110 · 1 in 452
  5. Maryland#115 · 1 in 621

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#53881 in 210
Kentucky#81881 in 329
Missouri#102731 in 420
South Dakota#110151 in 452
Maryland#115241 in 621
Nebraska#117241 in 528
Ohio#122871 in 636
Oklahoma#124481 in 531
Virginia#128471 in 612
Idaho#13181 in 544
Kansas#138261 in 636
Arkansas#145361 in 577
Indiana#166261 in 1,018
North Dakota#17081 in 941
Iowa#172221 in 1,011
Tennessee#182281 in 996
Montana#18351 in 1,009
Pennsylvania#184681 in 1,433
Colorado#20081 in 1,114
Illinois#205381 in 1,557
Minnesota#207161 in 1,432
Maine#21051 in 1,352
Michigan#215231 in 1,642
New York#219521 in 1,899
Wisconsin#230121 in 2,035
North Carolina#286161 in 2,334
Louisiana#307111 in 2,060
California#332101 in 2,814
New Jersey#35251 in 6,327
Mississippi#36071 in 3,058
Massachusetts#36361 in 6,039
Alabama#37291 in 3,416
Texas#398231 in 2,479
South Carolina#43051 in 4,946
Georgia#49761 in 6,230
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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 1920

girls
#197
996 births · 1 in 1,203 girls
boys
#4,286
5 births · 1 in 212,871 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #197Goldie996

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #4,286Goldie5
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 1,203 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 96.6% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #194Claire1,019
  2. #195Gloria1,016
  3. #196Bette1,000
  4. #197Goldie996
  5. #197Essie996
  6. #199Isabel992
  7. #200Rosalie984
  8. #201Freda974

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

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

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 212,871 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 14.1% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #3,815Zed6
  2. #3,815Zeddie6
  3. #3,815Zenas6
  4. #4,286Goldie5
  5. #4,286Aarne5
  6. #4,286Abb5
  7. #4,286Abran5

Tied with 703 names at #4,286; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

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

See the top 100 for 1920 →