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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #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 1929

  • 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: #175 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #290 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,853 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #253 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,212 girlsMINew York: #412 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,038 girlsNYMassachusetts: #323 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,253 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: #327 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,707 girlsIAIndiana: #313 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,525 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsOHPennsylvania: #184 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #396 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,573 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedUTColorado: #225 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsCONebraska: #190 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsNEMissouri: #161 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 814 girlsMOKentucky: #151 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 678 girlsKYWest Virginia: #115 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 478 girlsWVVirginia: #160 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 819 girlsVAMaryland: #186 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,257 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: #147 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 737 girlsKSArkansas: #262 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsARTennessee: #226 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #275 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,110 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #348 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,232 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #176 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 814 girlsOKLouisiana: #259 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedMSAlabama: #419 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,289 girlsALGeorgia: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,010 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedHITexas: #561 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,640 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Goldie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#115 · 1 in 478
  2. Kansas#147 · 1 in 737
  3. Kentucky#151 · 1 in 678
  4. Virginia#160 · 1 in 819
  5. Missouri#161 · 1 in 814

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#115381 in 478
Kansas#147191 in 737
Kentucky#151391 in 678
Virginia#160291 in 819
Missouri#161341 in 814
Ohio#171441 in 1,168
North Dakota#17561 in 1,020
Oklahoma#176281 in 814
Pennsylvania#184561 in 1,481
Maryland#186101 in 1,257
Nebraska#19091 in 1,179
Colorado#22561 in 1,383
Tennessee#226181 in 1,429
Michigan#253191 in 2,212
Louisiana#259151 in 1,429
Arkansas#262121 in 1,521
North Carolina#275171 in 2,110
Illinois#290201 in 2,853
Indiana#31371 in 3,525
Massachusetts#32361 in 5,253
Iowa#32751 in 3,707
South Carolina#34861 in 3,232
California#396101 in 3,573
New York#412161 in 6,038
Alabama#41971 in 4,289
Georgia#47051 in 6,010
Texas#561131 in 4,640
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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 1929

girls
#279
538 births · 1 in 2,075 girls

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #279Goldie538
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 2,075 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 94.7% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Goldie
  1. #276Elva540
  2. #276Mavis540
  3. #278Diana539
  4. #279Goldie538
  5. #280Corinne531
  6. #281Elinor527
  7. #282Ola523
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

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

See the top 100 for 1929 →