Girls' name · since 1901
Goldye
Goldye has 147 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1901
- 1910s
- peak decade
Goldye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 147 recorded since 1901.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goldye has been recorded 147 times among girls since 1901, 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 1901 to 1923.
- #22,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1901
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goldye ranks #22,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1901, peaking in the 1910s.
- #22,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1901
- 1910s
- peak decade
Goldye's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Goldye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Goldye splits its recorded history at 1914: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Goldye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1923
- Peak year (1915)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Goldye by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (97 births, 66% of the file).
1910s was Goldye's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Goldye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 97 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Goldye's data
- Goldye's decade-level peak was the 1910s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Goldye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1901–1923 (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 Goldye 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.