How Many People Are Named Goldye?
An estimated 2 people in the United States have the first name Goldye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 88 years old, and Goldye peaked in popularity in 1915 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Goldye 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 Goldye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 88, Goldye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1948.
- Goldye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
2
About 1 in 171,377,169 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
88
years old
Peak Year
1915
18 births
Total Registered
147
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Goldye
Goldye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 147 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Goldye as a female name
Ranked #5,260 in 1923
5 female births in 1923
Peak: 1915 (18 births)
Goldye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Goldye span from the 1900s to the 1920s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 97 babies were registered. Goldye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Goldye by Decade
How has Goldye 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.
Goldye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Goldye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Goldye
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Goldye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Goldye?
We estimate approximately 2 people named Goldye 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 171,377,169 Americans share this first name.
Is Goldye a common name?
Goldye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 147 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Goldye most popular?
Goldye reached peak popularity in 1915, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Goldye is approximately 88 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Goldye a female name?
Goldye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Goldye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Goldye Smith, Goldye Johnson, Goldye 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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