girl's name
Goldy
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,776
Goldy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 94 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 98 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 35,270 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1911.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Goldy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 43 |
| 1920s | 41 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 42 |
| 1980s | 68 |
| 1990s | 177 |
| 2000s | 341 |
| 2010s | 465 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 479 |
How popular is Goldy?
In 2025, Goldy was given to 94 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Goldy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Goldy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Goldy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Goldy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Goldy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Goldy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Goldy
How popular is the name Goldy?
In 2025, Goldy was given to 94 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Goldy a girl's or a boy's name?
Goldy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Goldy?
Goldy has 2 syllables.
When was Goldy most popular?
Goldy peaked in 2023, when 98 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Goldy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Goldy currently ranks #2,032 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.