Girls' name · since 1880

Goldie

Goldie has 38,553 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#705 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#621 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
38,553
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade

Goldie currently ranks #621 among girls' names in America, with 38,553 babies recorded since 1880.

Goldie has 38,553 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #621 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #705 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #621 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 38,553 born since 1880
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goldie ranks #705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #621 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,553 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.

#705 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#621 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
38,553
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.4%
Goldie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Goldie's 38,553 recorded births place it above 99.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

45 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.

How Goldie compares

38,553 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Goldie's all-time total is 103x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Goldie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 38,553 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,051 21 19,840

Goldie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Goldie splits its recorded history at 1953: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2000 (23 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 1,051 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Goldie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1915)
1,051
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05001,0001,500 188018991918193719561975199420132025 469

Goldie popularity over time - boys

443 total births recorded since 1891 (Goldie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 443 births
0510152025 189119061916192319311939195719972022 8

Goldie by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (8,563 births, 22% of the file).

1910s was Goldie's strongest decade.

8,563 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Goldie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 8,563 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Goldie 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 Goldie's total volume

Goldie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -78, 3.2%-70, 4.9%-146, 2.7%-146, 2.3%-55, 4%-146, 3.2%-86, 5.3%-114, 4.4%-107, 5%-145, 4.2%-107, 3.9%-51, 6.3%-76, 5.8%-85, 5.3%-63, 8.6%Goldie-146, 2.7%Goldie
Goldie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Goldie by state

Where Goldie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Goldie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
1,957 5.1%
#2 Ohio
1,917 5.0%
#3 New York
1,879 4.9%
#4 West Virginia
1,872 4.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
1,774 4.6%
#6 Missouri
1,608 4.2%
#7 Virginia
1,309 3.4%
#8 Oklahoma
1,199 3.1%
Kentucky share of Goldie's total US births 5.1%
Even split

1,957 of 38,553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Goldie appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Goldie?
Goldie has been given to 38,553 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #705 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #621 of 17,297. 1,051 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Goldie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goldie ranks #705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #621 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Goldie most popular?
Goldie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 8,563 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Goldie most popular?
The top states for the name Goldie are Kentucky (1,957 births), Ohio (1,917 births), New York (1,879 births).
How long has the name Goldie been used?
Records for Goldie go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Goldie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Golda, Golden, Goldia, Goldy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Goldie's data

  • Goldie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (8,563 total births); usage has since declined to 2,246 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Kentucky records the most Goldies (1,957 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.

Keep exploring Goldie

Nearby Names Like Goldie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Goldie

Names with a similar popularity rank to Goldie

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Goldie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Goldie 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.