Girls' name · since 1884
Goldia
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 1,860 babies named Goldia, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,860
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Goldia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,860 have been recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goldia has been recorded 1,860 times among girls since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1959.
- #4,929 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,860 born since 1884
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goldia ranks #4,929 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,860 born since 1884, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,860
- born since 1884
- 1910s
- peak decade
Goldia's 1,860 recorded births place it above 93.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Goldia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Goldia splits its recorded history at 1919: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Goldia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1959
- Peak year (1918)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Goldia by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (532 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Goldia's strongest decade.
532 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Goldia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 54
1880s
54 births
- 1890s 143
1890s
143 births
- 1900s
1900s
243 births
- 1910s
1910s
532 births
- 1920s
1920s
503 births
- 1930s
1930s
236 births
- 1940s 118
1940s
118 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 532 births (29% of all-time use).
How Goldia 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 Goldia's total volume
Goldia by state
Where Goldia concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| 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% |
197 of 1,860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Goldia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Goldia's data
- Goldia's decade-level peak was the 1910s (532 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Goldias (197 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Goldia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1884–1959 (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 Goldia 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.