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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #114, 1905girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1925

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #218 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,821 girlsMNIllinois: #235 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,821 girlsILWisconsin: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,687 girlsWIMichigan: #240 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,046 girlsMINew York: #286 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,032 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMARhode 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: #230 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsIAIndiana: #176 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsINOhio: #168 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsOHPennsylvania: #191 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsPANew Jersey: #318 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,444 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #322 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,637 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedUTColorado: #200 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsCONebraska: #188 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsNEMissouri: #146 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 680 girlsMOKentucky: #114 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 492 girlsKYWest Virginia: #82 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 348 girlsWVVirginia: #127 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 566 girlsVAMaryland: #115 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 585 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: #183 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsKSArkansas: #269 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsARTennessee: #245 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,617 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #245 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,656 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #109 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 513 girlsDCOklahoma: #129 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 550 girlsOKLouisiana: #251 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,321 girlsLAMississippi: #393 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,307 girlsMSAlabama: #536 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,597 girlsALGeorgia: #468 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,804 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedHITexas: #496 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,630 girlsTXFlorida: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,489 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#82 · 1 in 348
  2. District of Columbia#109 · 1 in 513
  3. Kentucky#114 · 1 in 492
  4. Maryland#115 · 1 in 585
  5. Virginia#127 · 1 in 566

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#82591 in 348
District of Columbia#10971 in 513
Kentucky#114611 in 492
Maryland#115241 in 585
Virginia#127491 in 566
Oklahoma#129471 in 550
Missouri#146461 in 680
Ohio#168531 in 1,042
Indiana#176241 in 1,119
Kansas#183151 in 1,062
Nebraska#188111 in 1,076
Pennsylvania#191681 in 1,394
Colorado#20081 in 1,098
Minnesota#218121 in 1,821
Iowa#230121 in 1,748
Illinois#235331 in 1,821
Michigan#240201 in 2,046
North Carolina#245241 in 1,656
Tennessee#245181 in 1,617
Louisiana#251181 in 1,321
Arkansas#269141 in 1,553
Wisconsin#27191 in 2,687
New York#286331 in 3,032
New Jersey#31871 in 4,444
California#322141 in 2,637
Florida#33761 in 2,489
Mississippi#39371 in 3,307
Georgia#46861 in 5,804
Texas#496171 in 3,630
Alabama#53651 in 6,597
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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 1925

girls
#237
764 births · 1 in 1,593 girls
boys
#2,435
12 births · 1 in 92,993 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #237Goldie764

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #2,435Goldie12
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,593 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 95.9% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #234Nadine789
  2. #235Effie780
  3. #236Joy772
  4. #237Goldie764
  5. #238Luella761
  6. #239Addie760
  7. #240Leola757
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 92,993 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 50.0% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #2,313Wirt13
  2. #2,313Wood13
  3. #2,313Worthy13
  4. #2,435Goldie12
  5. #2,435Abelino12
  6. #2,435Alban12
  7. #2,435Albertus12
  8. #2,588Abie11
  9. #2,588Adalberto11
  10. #2,588Admiral11

Tied with 152 names at #2,435; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →