Total births
28
Unisex name · since 1919
Gold
28 babies named Gold in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1919–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Gold sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gold has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- 28 total births
- 1919–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Gold since 1919, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 28
- total births
- 1919–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Gold was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
7 babies were named Gold in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
Gold's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gold splits its recorded history at 2020: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gold at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Gold popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Gold popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1920 (Gold as boys' name)
Gold by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Gold's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Gold births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gold? ▼
28 babies have been named Gold since 1919. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Gold most popular? ▼
Gold was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Gold a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Gold is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 28 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Gold been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Gold since 1919 -- 107 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Gold? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Goldie, Golda, Golden, Goldia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Gold
Nearby Names Like Gold
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gold
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Golden Girl
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Goldia Girl
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Goldy Girl
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Compare Gold side by side: Gold vs Goldie Gold vs Golda Gold vs Golden
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gold: Baby Name Since 1919 - 28 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gold. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gold draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.