US rank #2527 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,571 births

Goldy — #2527 US girls' name

1,571 babies named Goldy in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s411950s51960s51970s421980s681990s1772000s3412010s4652020s384
#2527
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Goldy was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

98 babies were named Goldy in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Goldy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,571 babies named Goldy between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Goldy currently holds the #2527 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 98 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Goldy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 465 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Goldy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Goldy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Goldy 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 1,571 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.

Goldy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,571

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2023

98 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,527

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Goldy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
98
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Goldy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
465 births that decade — 30% of Goldy's all-time total
1910s431920s411950s51960s51970s421980s681990s1772000s3412010s4652020s384

Goldy by state

Where Goldy concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Goldy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,225 78.0%
#2 New Jersey
5 0.3%
New York share of Goldy's total US births 78.0%
Even split

1,225 of 1,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Goldy?
1,571 babies have been named Goldy since 1911. It currently ranks #2527 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 98 births.
When was Goldy most popular?
Goldy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 465 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Goldy most popular?
The top states for the name Goldy are New York (1,225 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Goldy been used?
Goldy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Goldy?
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.

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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, 1911–2024 (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.