Girls' name · since 1880
Golda
Golda has 6,430 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,648 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,430
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Golda is the #2648 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,430 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Golda recorded 6,430 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #2648 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,196 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,648 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,430 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Golda ranks #2,196 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,648 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,430 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #2,196 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,648 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,430
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Golda's 6,430 recorded births place it above 96.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Golda compares
6,430 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Golda's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Golda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,430 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 158 | 21 | 19,840 |
Golda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Golda's full recorded timeline at 1953, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 158 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Golda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 158
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Golda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,241 births, 19% of the file).
1910s was Golda's strongest decade.
1,241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Golda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 219
1880s
219 births
- 1890s
1890s
703 births
- 1900s
1900s
882 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,241 births
- 1920s
1920s
937 births
- 1930s 493
1930s
493 births
- 1940s 258
1940s
258 births
- 1950s 159
1950s
159 births
- 1960s 92
1960s
92 births
- 1970s 121
1970s
121 births
- 1980s 172
1980s
172 births
- 1990s 156
1990s
156 births
- 2000s 260
2000s
260 births
- 2010s 376
2010s
376 births
- 2020s 361
2020s
361 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,241 births (19% of all-time use).
How Golda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Golda's total volume
Golda by state
Where Golda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 741 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 293 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 225 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 157 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 127 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 123 | 1.9% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 114 | 1.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 106 | 1.6% |
741 of 6,430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Golda appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Golda's data
- Golda's decade-level peak was the 1910s (1,241 total births); usage has since declined to 361 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Goldas (741 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Golda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Golda 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 August 2026.