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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #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 1923

  • 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: #158 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 902 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedIDMontana: #156 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 837 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #256 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsMNIllinois: #203 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,520 girlsILWisconsin: #275 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,763 girlsWIMichigan: #178 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsMINew York: #221 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,812 girlsNYMassachusetts: #313 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,557 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedRIOregon: #175 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsSDIowa: #188 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsIAIndiana: #195 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,419 girlsINOhio: #131 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 691 girlsOHPennsylvania: #189 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsPANew Jersey: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,516 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #396 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,791 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedUTColorado: #179 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 899 girlsCONebraska: #178 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsNEMissouri: #113 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 471 girlsMOKentucky: #118 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 510 girlsKYWest Virginia: #70 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 280 girlsWVVirginia: #160 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 975 girlsVAMaryland: #140 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 805 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: #168 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 875 girlsKSArkansas: #175 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 817 girlsARTennessee: #199 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #313 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,805 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #132 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 693 girlsDCOklahoma: #122 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 539 girlsOKLouisiana: #341 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,300 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #320 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,598 girlsALGeorgia: #413 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,305 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedHITexas: #311 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,617 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#70 · 1 in 280
  2. Missouri#113 · 1 in 471
  3. Kentucky#118 · 1 in 510
  4. Oklahoma#122 · 1 in 539
  5. Ohio#131 · 1 in 691

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#70741 in 280
Missouri#113661 in 471
Kentucky#118591 in 510
Oklahoma#122471 in 539
Ohio#131811 in 691
District of Columbia#13251 in 693
Maryland#140181 in 805
Montana#15651 in 837
Washington#158111 in 902
Virginia#160291 in 975
Kansas#168191 in 875
Arkansas#175251 in 817
Oregon#17561 in 1,004
Michigan#178301 in 1,280
Nebraska#178121 in 1,023
Colorado#179101 in 899
Iowa#188171 in 1,257
Pennsylvania#189651 in 1,481
Indiana#195191 in 1,419
Tennessee#199251 in 1,139
Illinois#203391 in 1,520
South Dakota#21651 in 1,273
New York#221551 in 1,812
Minnesota#256111 in 2,082
New Jersey#27491 in 3,516
Wisconsin#27591 in 2,763
Texas#311361 in 1,617
Massachusetts#31381 in 4,557
North Carolina#313141 in 2,805
Alabama#320121 in 2,598
Louisiana#341101 in 2,300
California#39691 in 3,791
Georgia#41381 in 4,305
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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 1923

girls
#217
879 births · 1 in 1,372 girls
boys
#2,772
10 births · 1 in 109,610 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #217Goldie879

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #2,772Goldie10
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 1,372 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 96.2% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #214Ernestine898
  2. #215Annette887
  3. #216Cleo883
  4. #217Goldie879
  5. #218Iris875
  6. #219Freda868
  7. #220May864
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

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

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 109,610 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 43.5% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #2,614Windle11
  2. #2,614Wood11
  3. #2,614Yasuo11
  4. #2,772Goldie10
  5. #2,772Abelino10
  6. #2,772Adalbert10
  7. #2,772Aden10
  8. #2,950Acy9
  9. #2,950Adalberto9
  10. #2,950Admiral9

Tied with 177 names at #2,772; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

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

See the top 100 for 1923 →