Goldie
Goldie is a nickname or given name used in reference to an informal English diminutive word for gold or an English version of the Yiddish name Golda or Golde, also meaning gold. It was often used as a pet name for a girl with blonde hair. It is also used as a nickname for formal names such as Marigold. It has a “vintage vibe” for some parents who have considered it.
- English
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Goldie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Goldie is a nickname or given name used in reference to an informal English diminutive word for gold or an English version of the Yiddish name Golda or Golde, also meaning gold. It was often used as a pet name for a girl with blonde hair. It is also used as a nickname for formal names such as Marigold. It has a “vintage vibe” for some parents who have considered it.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Yiddish
The Story of Goldie
American parents first put Goldie on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 24 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 1,051 Goldies were born — ranking #172 that year. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Goldies. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #604 among baby girl names with 501 births, rising sharply (+122% over the past five years). In total, more than 39K Goldies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Goldie
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About the name Goldie
Goldie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 39K births in the dataset. Goldie's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #114. Use the chart and map above to compare Goldie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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