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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #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 1926

  • 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: #202 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #231 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,971 girlsMNIllinois: #271 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,481 girlsILWisconsin: #352 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,745 girlsWIMichigan: #308 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,149 girlsMINew York: #271 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,816 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: #224 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,656 girlsIAIndiana: #268 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsINOhio: #144 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 836 girlsOHPennsylvania: #180 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsPANew Jersey: #379 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,096 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #349 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,779 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedUTColorado: #189 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsCONebraska: #238 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsNEMissouri: #155 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 720 girlsMOKentucky: #125 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 509 girlsKYWest Virginia: #76 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 307 girlsWVVirginia: #150 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 766 girlsVAMaryland: #146 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 846 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: #267 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsKSArkansas: #191 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 897 girlsARTennessee: #198 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,400 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #126 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 693 girlsDCOklahoma: #118 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 510 girlsOKLouisiana: #230 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #344 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,956 girlsALGeorgia: #376 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,965 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedHITexas: #369 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,135 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#76 · 1 in 307
  2. Oklahoma#118 · 1 in 510
  3. Kentucky#125 · 1 in 509
  4. District of Columbia#126 · 1 in 693
  5. Ohio#144 · 1 in 836

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#76651 in 307
Oklahoma#118491 in 510
Kentucky#125561 in 509
District of Columbia#12651 in 693
Ohio#144651 in 836
Maryland#146161 in 846
Virginia#150341 in 766
Missouri#155421 in 720
Pennsylvania#180721 in 1,271
Colorado#18981 in 1,037
Arkansas#191231 in 897
Tennessee#198231 in 1,181
Washington#20271 in 1,364
Iowa#224121 in 1,656
Louisiana#230211 in 1,134
Minnesota#231111 in 1,971
Nebraska#23871 in 1,616
Kansas#26781 in 1,912
Indiana#268101 in 2,613
Illinois#271241 in 2,481
New York#271351 in 2,816
North Carolina#283161 in 2,400
Michigan#308131 in 3,149
Alabama#344111 in 2,956
California#349131 in 2,779
Wisconsin#35251 in 4,745
Texas#369281 in 2,135
Georgia#37681 in 3,965
New Jersey#37951 in 6,096
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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 1926

girls
#239
743 births · 1 in 1,595 girls
boys
#2,302
13 births · 1 in 85,423 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #239Goldie743

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #2,302Goldie13
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,595 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 95.7% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #236Amelia746
  2. #237Angeline745
  3. #238Isabel744
  4. #239Goldie743
  5. #240Cleo730
  6. #241Connie723
  7. #241Rosemarie723
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

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

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 85,423 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 52.4% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #2,186Watt14
  2. #2,186Waylon14
  3. #2,186Wilmot14
  4. #2,302Goldie13
  5. #2,302Alexis13
  6. #2,302Alston13
  7. #2,302Alto13
  8. #2,436Abbott12
  9. #2,436Albertus12
  10. #2,436Alven12

Tied with 133 names at #2,302; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1926 →