How Many People Are Named Golda?
An estimated 1,769 people in the United States have the first name Golda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Golda peaked in popularity in 1915 with 158 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Golda 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 Golda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,769
About 1 in 193,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1915
158 births
Total Registered
6,365
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Golda
Golda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,365 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Golda as a female name
Ranked #2,666 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (158 births)
Golda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Golda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,241 babies were registered. Golda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Golda by Decade
How has Golda 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.
Golda by State
Birth registrations for Golda span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Kentucky, Missouri. The lowest are in Michigan, Georgia, California. On average, about 103 Goldas were registered per state.
Golda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Golda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Golda
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Golda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Golda?
We estimate approximately 1,769 people named Golda 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 193,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Golda a common name?
Golda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,365 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Golda most popular?
Golda reached peak popularity in 1915, when 158 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Golda is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Golda a female name?
Golda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Golda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Golda Smith, Golda Johnson, Golda 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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