girl's name

Goda

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 355

Northern Ireland

#446

2016 births

Goda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2010, when 31 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 175,654 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2003.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Goda over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

187
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Goda by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 41
2010s 187
2020s (to 2025) 31

How popular is Goda?

In 2025, Goda was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Goda is used

Northern Ireland #446 3 in 2016
Ireland #631 5 in 2018
England & Wales #6,187 3 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Goda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Goda also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Goda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Goda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Goda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Goda

How popular is the name Goda?

In 2025, Goda was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Goda a girl's or a boy's name?

Goda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Goda?

Goda has 2 syllables.

When was Goda most popular?

Goda peaked in 2010, when 31 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Goda a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Goda currently ranks #6,187 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.