Recorded 1884–1959 Girls' name Peak 1918 1,859 births

Goldia — girls' name

1,859 babies named Goldia in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s541890s1431900s2431910s5321920s5031930s2351940s1181950s31
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Goldia was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

71 babies were named Goldia in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Goldia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,859 babies named Goldia between 1884 and 1959, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Goldia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Goldia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 532 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Goldia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 197 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and West Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Goldia in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Goldia 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 1,859 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.

Goldia at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

1,859

Since 1884

76 years of records

Peak year

1918

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1884

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1959

Goldia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1884

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1918)
71
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Goldia by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
532 births that decade — 29% of Goldia's all-time total
1880s541890s1431900s2431910s5321920s5031930s2351940s1181950s31

Goldia by state

Where Goldia concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Goldia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
197 10.6%
#2 Missouri
112 6.0%
#3 West Virginia
58 3.1%
#4 Virginia
37 2.0%
#5 Tennessee
29 1.6%
#6 Indiana
28 1.5%
#7 Oklahoma
22 1.2%
#8 Arkansas
16 0.9%
Kentucky share of Goldia's total US births 10.6%
Even split

197 of 1,859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Goldia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Goldia?
1,859 babies have been named Goldia since 1884. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1918 with 71 births.
When was Goldia most popular?
Goldia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 532 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Goldia most popular?
The top states for the name Goldia are Kentucky (197 births), Missouri (112 births), West Virginia (58 births).
How long has the name Goldia been used?
Goldia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 76 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Goldia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Goldie, Golda, Golden, Goldy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1884–1959 (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.