Girls' name · since 1911
Goldy
Goldy has 1,666 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,666
- born since 1911
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Goldy is the #2018 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,666 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Goldy recorded 1,666 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #2018 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #5,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,018 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,666 born since 1911
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goldy ranks #5,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,018 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,666 born since 1911, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,666
- born since 1911
- 2020s
- peak decade
Goldy's 1,666 recorded births place it above 92.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Goldy compares
1,666 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Goldy's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Goldy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,666 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Goldy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Goldy's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Goldy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Goldy by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (479 births, 29% of the file).
2020s was Goldy's strongest decade.
479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Goldy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 43
1910s
43 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 177
1990s
177 births
- 2000s
2000s
341 births
- 2010s
2010s
465 births
- 2020s
2020s
479 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 479 births (29% of all-time use).
How Goldy 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 Goldy's total volume
Goldy by state
Where Goldy concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,307 | 78.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
1,307 of 1,666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Goldy's data
- New York records the most Goldys (1,307 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 Goldy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Goldy 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.