How Many People Are Named Goldy?
An estimated 1,462 people in the United States have the first name Goldy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Goldy peaked in popularity in 2023 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Goldy 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 Goldy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Goldy is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,462
About 1 in 234,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2023
98 births
Total Registered
1,571
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Goldy
Goldy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,571 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Goldy as a female name
Ranked #2,531 in 2024
70 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (98 births)
Goldy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Goldy span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 465 babies were registered. Goldy remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Goldy by Decade
How has Goldy 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.
Goldy by State
Goldy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Goldy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Goldy
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Goldy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Goldy?
We estimate approximately 1,462 people named Goldy 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 234,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Goldy a common name?
Goldy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,571 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Goldy most popular?
Goldy reached peak popularity in 2023, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Goldy is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Goldy a female name?
Goldy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Goldy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Goldy Smith, Goldy Johnson, Goldy 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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