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
- Peak · girls
- 1905 · 548 births
- Debut · girls
- 24 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 38,553since 1880
Goldie over time
Rank among girls' names. Goldie has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #621 | 469 | — | |
| 2024 | #647 | 453 | — | |
| 2023 | #687 | 423 | — | |
| 2022 | #812 | 345 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #875 | 311 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,023 | 245 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,377 | 163 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,548 | 140 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,655 | 130 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,757 | 118 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,340 | 79 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,412 | 75 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,123 | 52 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,915 | 39 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,916 | 38 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,107 | 36 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,107 | 37 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,268 | 36 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,564 | 44 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,113 | 25 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 | — | |
| 2003 | #5,092 | 24 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,981 | 23 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,639 | 33 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,730 | 31 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #3,942 | 27 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,087 | 37 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,168 | 36 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,938 | 40 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,830 | 42 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,886 | 40 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,986 | 36 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,330 | 47 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,317 | 43 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,470 | 38 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,684 | 67 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #1,714 | 66 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,570 | 74 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,112 | 47 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #2,012 | 47 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #1,774 | 57 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,936 | 46 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #1,625 | 60 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #2,100 | 39 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #1,548 | 60 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,627 | 55 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,516 | 66 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,430 | 72 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,635 | 54 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,126 | 32 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,640 | 48 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,621 | 48 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,635 | 47 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,635 | 49 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,280 | 74 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,292 | 73 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,126 | 95 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,174 | 86 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,066 | 100 | — | |
| 1958 | #981 | 112 | — | |
| 1957 | #924 | 123 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #872 | 131 | — | |
| 1955 | #865 | 126 | — | |
| 1954 | #743 | 155 | — | |
| 1953 | #874 | 115 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #726 | 150 | — | |
| 1951 | #789 | 127 | — | |
| 1950 | #710 | 145 | — | |
| 1949 | #708 | 143 | — | |
| 1948 | #629 | 172 | — | |
| 1947 | #704 | 145 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #599 | 173 | — | |
| 1945 | #550 | 178 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #576 | 162 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #507 | 217 | — | |
| 1942 | #507 | 216 | — | |
| 1941 | #465 | 224 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #421 | 266 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #414 | 266 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #390 | 295 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #400 | 263 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #345 | 329 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #343 | 346 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #319 | 383 | — | |
| 1933 | #319 | 380 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #310 | 418 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #310 | 424 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #285 | 528 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #279 | 538 | — | |
| 1928 | #255 | 636 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #255 | 664 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #239 | 743 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #237 | 764 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #226 | 845 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #217 | 879 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #209 | 926 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #204 | 984 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #197 | 996 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #193 | 989 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #193 | 1,021 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #187 | 1,012 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #178 | 1,039 | #1,505 | 22 |
| 1915 | #172 | 1,051 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1914 | #173 | 787 | #1,492 | 17 |
| 1913 | #150 | 791 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #158 | 688 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #140 | 593 | — | |
| 1910 | #139 | 592 | — | |
| 1909 | #134 | 530 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #129 | 538 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | #126 | 520 | — | |
| 1906 | #131 | 482 | #852 | 9 |
| 1905 | #114 | 548 | — | |
| 1904 | #114 | 513 | #760 | 10 |
| 1903 | #129 | 430 | — | |
| 1902 | #120 | 473 | — | |
| 1901 | #119 | 430 | — | |
| 1900 | #127 | 502 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #122 | 397 | — | |
| 1898 | #121 | 446 | #701 | 10 |
| 1897 | #124 | 400 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #125 | 384 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #128 | 358 | — | |
| 1894 | #126 | 349 | — | |
| 1893 | #138 | 301 | — | |
| 1892 | #139 | 296 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #126 | 306 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #139 | 254 | — | |
| 1889 | #140 | 246 | — | |
| 1888 | #133 | 261 | — | |
| 1887 | #154 | 159 | — | |
| 1886 | #134 | 204 | — | |
| 1885 | #140 | 167 | — | |
| 1884 | #153 | 135 | — | |
| 1883 | #252 | 51 | — | |
| 1882 | #271 | 41 | — | |
| 1881 | #257 | 39 | — | |
| 1880 | #326 | 24 | — | |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#172 · 1 in 944
- Kentucky#175 · 1 in 895
- West Virginia#180 · 1 in 997
- Virginia#201 · 1 in 1,177
- Missouri#242 · 1 in 1,865
Best ever in a state: #28 in West Virginia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #172 | 5 | 1 in 944 |
| Kentucky | #175 | 32 | 1 in 895 |
| West Virginia | #180 | 19 | 1 in 997 |
| Virginia | #201 | 21 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Missouri | #242 | 15 | 1 in 1,865 |
| Maryland | #258 | 6 | 1 in 2,167 |
| Oklahoma | #265 | 12 | 1 in 1,680 |
| Pennsylvania | #281 | 24 | 1 in 3,125 |
| Kansas | #285 | 5 | 1 in 2,461 |
| North Carolina | #287 | 16 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Tennessee | #321 | 10 | 1 in 2,817 |
| Ohio | #335 | 13 | 1 in 4,054 |
| Arkansas | #377 | 6 | 1 in 3,186 |
| Indiana | #400 | 5 | 1 in 5,372 |
| Michigan | #419 | 7 | 1 in 6,247 |
| New York | #458 | 12 | 1 in 7,476 |
| California | #614 | 6 | 1 in 8,321 |
| Texas | #806 | 6 | 1 in 10,017 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1905 at #114 (548 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1880–1958
- Highest: 1 in 532 girls born in 1905 were named Goldie (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,427 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 22.2% of all girls named Goldie (8,563) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,327 | #133 (1888) | #196 |
| 1890s | 3,491 | #121 (1898) | #129 |
| 1900s | 4,966 | #114 (1905) | #124 |
| 1910s | 8,563 | #139 (1910) | #168 |
| 1920s | 7,975 | #197 (1920) | #232 |
| 1930s | 3,632 | #285 (1930) | #344 |
| 1940s | 1,896 | #421 (1940) | #567 |
| 1950s | 1,284 | #710 (1950) | #855 |
| 1960s | 606 | #1,126 (1961) | #1,516 |
| 1970s | 549 | #1,430 (1970) | #1,768 |
| 1980s | 493 | #1,570 (1980) | #2,234 |
| 1990s | 347 | #2,830 (1992) | #3,337 |
| 2000s | 308 | #3,564 (2006) | #4,524 |
| 2010s | 870 | #1,377 (2019) | #2,615 |
| 2020s | 2,246 | #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 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 4,299 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 91.6% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 165,596 of them was named Goldie, which outranked 27.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,671Yancey8
- #2,671Zebbie8
- #2,671Zeke8
- #2,871Goldie7
- #2,871Acey7
- #2,871Adalberto7
- #2,871Adelard7
- #3,130Abbie6
- #3,130Abdul6
- #3,130Ad6
Tied with 258 names at #2,871; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.