Goldy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- GOHL-dee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,017 for girls
Goldy is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “golden”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 2,017th for girls in the US (94 babies).
What does Goldy mean?
English: spelling of Goldie; from the word gold; also an anglicized form of Yiddish Golde
“golden”
From the English word gold, and also used as an anglicized form of the Yiddish name Golde.
Meaning borrowed from Goldie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Goldy a girl's or a boy's name?
Goldy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 94 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Goldy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Goldy, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Goldy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 102 girls in the UK were given Goldy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #430, up from #3,409 for this spelling alone.
- Goldie 95
- Goldy 7
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Goldy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
How popular is Goldy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,017th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 94 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 94 girls in the US were named Goldy, making it the 2,017th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,631st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 98 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the girls named Goldy in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 569 girls in the US were given Goldy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #2,017 for this spelling alone.
- Goldie 469
- Goldy 94
- Goldi 6
Goldy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #2,017 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2023 | 98 | #2,002 |
| 2022 | 81 | #2,295 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,484 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,631 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,129 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,743 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,925 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3,464 |
| 2015 | 48 | #3,346 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 45 | #3,463 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,987 |
| 2011 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2010 | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2009 | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2007 | 42 | #3,785 |
| 2006 | 48 | #3,367 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,639 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,142 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
Names like Goldy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ivy, Lily, Poppy, Harper, Willow, Riley, Felicity, Romy, Daisy, Autumn, Isla, Hallie
Other spellings of Goldy
Names related to Goldy
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Grace, Violet, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hazel, Carter, Harrison, River, Ellie, Frankie, Grayson, Jackson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Goldy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/goldy, updated 20 October 2026.