Goldie
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Meaning
“'gold', nickname-style form of Golda”
The story
Goldie sounds affectionate because it began that way, as an English nickname built from gold and once used for someone with golden hair. Goldie Hawn proved that a pet name did not have to be outgrown before entering an adult life. It appeared above comedies and dramas, on an Academy Award, and eventually on a foundation devoted to children's emotional well-being and learning. The brightness of the name made an easy match for a performer, but her career also pushed past the decorative image. Goldie is not a promise of cheerfulness, blond hair, or fame. It is a reminder that informal names can carry full authority without sanding away their warmth. What sounds at first like something called across a childhood kitchen can remain intact on a film credit, a charity, and a lifetime of work.
How popular is Goldie around the world?
In the United States, 2,254 babies were named Goldie between 2020 and 2025. In New Zealand, 24 girls named Goldie were registered in 2025.
Goldie is on the official records of the United States, New Zealand, England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, South Australia and Austria.
United States
1 in 9,700
In the United States, 2,254 babies were named Goldie between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Goldie peaked in the 1900s. Goldie went to 79 US babies in 2015 and 469 in 2025, 5.9 times as many. In US birth records Goldie has stayed between 308 and 2,254 births in every decade since the 1950s: a name everyone knows and few children get.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
New Zealand
1 in 2,400
In New Zealand, 24 girls named Goldie were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
England and Wales
1 in 6,600
In England and Wales, 89 girls named Goldie were born in 2025, the 451st most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Ireland
1 in 11,000
In Ireland, 5 girls named Goldie were born in 2025, the 608th most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Canada
1 in 14,000
In Canada, 27 girls named Goldie were born in 2024, the 991st most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
South Australia
1 in 18,0002017
In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Goldie in 2017.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Austria
1 in 76,000
In Austria, 1 girl named Goldie was born in 2025, ranked 1,875th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Scotland
last on record 2021
Goldie is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Goldie
People given the name Goldie in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 2025. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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The Goldie deep dive
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