Gould — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gould

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Gould between 1914 and 1925, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gould currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gould performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gould shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gould 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 28 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.