girls' name ★ peaked 1915

Golda

Meaning A female given name from Yiddish Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,665 Trend ↑ Rising 50%

A female given name from Yiddish.

Rank 2025
#2,665
among girls · ↑11 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Golda
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1915
158 babies
All-time total
6,430
#2,196 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Golda popularity over time

6,430 babies have been named Golda since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1894Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 219 22 – #332
1890s 703 70 +221% #295
1900s 882 88 +25% #325
1910s 1,241 124 +41% #439
1920s 937 94 -24% #610
1930s 493 49 -47% #869
1940s 258 26 -48% #1,159
1950s 159 16 -38% #2,076
1960s 92 9 -42% #3,811
1970s 121 12 +32% #3,927
1980s 172 17 +42% #2,717
1990s 156 16 -9% #4,230
2000s 260 26 +67% #4,330
2010s 376 38 +45% #3,060
2020s (to 2025) 361 60 +60% #2,665

Where Golda is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 70 0.04 outside top 500
2027 74 0.05 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 82 0.05 outside top 500
2030 85 0.05 outside top 500

Where Golda is most popular

Girls named Golda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Golda born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 156 0.394 +918%
New Jersey 51 0.283 +630%
Illinois 11 0.048 +24%
Florida 7 0.016 -58%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Golda

Golda is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,665 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 6,430 American babies have been named Golda. Its peak came in 1915, when 158 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Golda stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Golda?

The median living Golda is about 25 years old; half are between 9 and 62. An estimated 2,000 people named Golda are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Golda year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,665
2024 65 #2,676
2023 64 #2,712
2022 58 #2,909
2021 62 #2,761
2020 47 #3,303
2019 53 #3,060
2018 33 #4,268
2017 40 #3,798
2016 40 #3,806
2015 45 #3,498
2014 34 #4,303
2013 29 #4,805
2012 30 #4,759
2011 35 #4,172
2010 37 #4,055
2009 29 #4,984
2008 27 #5,342
2007 26 #5,429
2006 32 #4,498
2005 23 #5,497
2004 31 #4,425
2003 24 #5,143
2002 24 #4,959
2001 16 #6,723
2000 28 #4,330
1995 15 #6,062
1990 16 #5,638
1985 21 #3,899
1980 5 #10,916
1975 11 #5,265
1970 15 #3,927
1965 12 #3,811
1960 10 #4,280
1955 17 #2,761
1950 22 #2,076
1945 27 #1,604
1940 40 #1,159
1935 63 #869
1930 58 #962
1925 98 #747
1920 136 #610
1915 158 #489
1910 79 #452
1905 81 #376
1900 106 #330
1895 65 #349
1890 52 #356
1885 38 #332
1880 6 #784

Famous people named Golda

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Golda Meir Golda Meir Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974 1898–1978 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Golda, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Golda?

The median living Golda is about 25 years old. Half of all living Goldas are between 9 and 62 years old.

How many people named Golda are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Golda are alive in the United States, based on 6,430 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Golda mean?

A female given name from Yiddish.

How popular is the name Golda in 2025?

Golda ranked #2,665 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Golda?

6,430 babies have been named Golda in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Golda most popular?

Golda peaked in 1915, when 158 newborns received the name.

Is Golda a boy or girl name?

Golda is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Golda rising or falling?

Golda is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Golda become more popular?

Golda is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 85 girls named Golda in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Golda?

Well-known people named Golda include Golda Meir (politician).

Names like Golda

Names that sound and feel close to Golda: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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