Golden
Golden was the 2583rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 493rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,230 places. More babies were named Golden in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,583 boys, up 455 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51boys
- Girls and boys
- 46% girls, 54% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202367 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,229babies recorded
Golden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,417 | #2,583 | 45 | 51 |
| 2020 | #4,295 | #3,038 | 32 | 38 |
| 2010 | #11,595 | #5,110 | 9 | 18 |
| 2000 | — | #4,655 | — | 16 |
| 1990 | — | #5,132 | — | 10 |
| 1980 | #9,482 | #2,472 | 6 | 20 |
| 1970 | #6,574 | #2,965 | 7 | 11 |
| 1960 | #6,701 | #2,595 | 5 | 11 |
| 1950 | #4,470 | #1,967 | 7 | 15 |
| 1940 | #2,144 | #1,836 | 15 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,898 | #1,141 | 19 | 38 |
| 1920 | #1,143 | #967 | 44 | 51 |
| 1910 | #864 | #643 | 25 | 21 |
| 1900 | #711 | #709 | 26 | 13 |
| 1890 | #624 | #694 | 18 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | #772 | — | 7 |
How popular is Golden, counting every spelling?
Golden has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Golden?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Golden (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Golden 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 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Golden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Golden?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Golden are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 7 and 53. That makes Golden 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.
Golden by state
How common Golden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Golden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Golden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Golden
How popular is the name Golden?
Golden was the 2583rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 493rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,230 places. More babies were named Golden in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Golden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 46% girls, 54% boys given the name Golden in the US.
Where is Golden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Golden was most common in Georgia (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.