Goldyn
Jessica Lee Goldyn is an American musical theatre actress, singer, and dancer best known for creating the role of Val in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Goldyn played the lead role of Cassie from August 10, 2008 opposite Mario Lopez as Zack, until the show ended its Broadway revival run on August 17, 2008.
Meaning & Origin of Goldyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jessica Lee Goldyn is an American musical theatre actress, singer, and dancer best known for creating the role of Val in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Goldyn played the lead role of Cassie from August 10, 2008 opposite Mario Lopez as Zack, until the show ended its Broadway revival run on August 17, 2008.
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The Story of Goldyn
As a girl name
Goldyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 14 Goldyns were born — ranking #7,556 that year. As of 2026, Goldyn ranks #11,069 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 50 Goldyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Goldyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2020, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 5 Goldyns were born — ranking #12,015 that year. As of 2026, Goldyn ranks #12,015 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Goldyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Goldyn
Goldyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 50 births in the dataset. Goldyn's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #7,556. Use the chart and map above to compare Goldyn'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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