How Many People Are Named Gold?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Gold. It is used for both genders, with 59.0% female. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Gold peaked in popularity in 2020 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gold as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gold paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gold is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
59.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2020
7 births
Total Registered
39
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gold
Gold is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (41.0%) and females (59.0%). Out of 39 total births registered, 16 were male and 23 were female.
Gold as a male name
Ranked #11,336 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (6 births)
Gold as a female name
Ranked #14,085 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 2020 (7 births)
Gold: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gold span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 19 babies were registered. Gold remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gold by Decade
How has Gold tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gold + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gold as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gold
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gold: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gold?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Gold are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Gold a common name?
Gold is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gold most popular?
Gold reached peak popularity in 2020, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gold is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gold a female name?
Gold is predominantly female. 59.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gold Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gold Smith, Gold Johnson, Gold Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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