Recorded 1896–1915 Girls' name Peak 1896 15 births

Golde — girls' name

15 babies named Golde in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1896. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s10
1910s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Golde was born in this single decade.

1896
Single peak year

5 babies were named Golde in 1896 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Golde

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Golde between 1896 and 1915, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Golde currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1915. The name reached its historical peak in 1896, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Golde performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Golde shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Golde in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Golde at a glance

Last recorded 1915

Total births

15

Since 1896

20 years of records

Peak year

1896

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1915

Active since

1896

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1915

Golde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1896

Last recorded 1915
Peak year (1896)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 191519141896 5

Golde by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 67% of Golde's all-time total
1890s51910s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Golde?
15 babies have been named Golde since 1896. It was last recorded in 1915. The peak year was 1896 with 5 births.
When was Golde most popular?
Golde was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1896.
How long has the name Golde been used?
Golde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 20 years of data through 1915.
What names are similar to Golde?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1896–1915 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.