How Many People Are Named Goodness?
An estimated 61 people in the United States have the first name Goodness. It is used for both genders, with 73.8% female. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Goodness peaked in popularity in 2018 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Goodness 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 Goodness paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Goodness is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
61
About 1 in 5,618,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
73.8% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2018
13 births
Total Registered
61
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Goodness
Goodness is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (26.2%) and females (73.8%). Out of 61 total births registered, 16 were male and 45 were female.
Goodness as a male name
Ranked #12,895 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (6 births)
Goodness as a female name
Ranked #14,162 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2018 (8 births)
Goodness: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Goodness span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 38 babies were registered. While Goodness is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Goodness by Decade
How has Goodness 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.
Goodness + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Goodness as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Goodness
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Goodness: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Goodness?
We estimate approximately 61 people named Goodness 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 5,618,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Goodness a common name?
Goodness is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Goodness most popular?
Goodness reached peak popularity in 2018, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Goodness is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Goodness a female name?
Goodness is predominantly female. 73.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Goodness Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Goodness Smith, Goodness Johnson, Goodness 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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