Golda
Golda was the 2665th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 295th; the most babies were born in 1915 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved up 833 places. More babies were named Golda in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,665 girls, up 638 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1915158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,430babies recorded
Golda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,665 | 65 |
| 2020 | #3,303 | 47 |
| 2010 | #4,055 | 37 |
| 2000 | #4,330 | 28 |
| 1990 | #5,638 | 16 |
| 1980 | #10,916 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,927 | 15 |
| 1960 | #4,280 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,076 | 22 |
| 1940 | #1,159 | 40 |
| 1930 | #962 | 58 |
| 1920 | #610 | 136 |
| 1910 | #452 | 79 |
| 1900 | #330 | 106 |
| 1890 | #356 | 52 |
| 1880 | #784 | 6 |
How popular is Golda, counting every spelling?
Golda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Golda?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Golda (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Golda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Golda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Golda?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Golda are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 9 and 56. That makes Golda mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Golda by state
How common Golda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (10.2×), New Jersey (7.3×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Golda
How popular is the name Golda?
Golda was the 2665th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 295th; the most babies were born in 1915 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved up 833 places. More babies were named Golda in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Golda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Golda in the US.
Where is Golda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Golda was most common in New York (0.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Illinois.