| Golda | Goldie | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | gold | gold |
| Origin | yiddish | yiddish |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | GOHL-dah | GOHL-dee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1915 (158) | 1915 (1,051) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Golda | Goldie |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 361 | 2,246 |
| 2010s | 376 | 870 |
| 2000s | 260 | 308 |
| 1990s | 156 | 347 |
| 1980s | 172 | 493 |
| 1970s | 121 | 549 |
| 1960s | 92 | 606 |
| 1950s | 159 | 1,284 |
| 1940s | 258 | 1,896 |
| 1930s | 493 | 3,632 |
| 1920s | 937 | 7,975 |
| 1910s | 1,241 | 8,563 |
| 1900s | 882 | 4,966 |
| 1890s | 703 | 3,491 |
| 1880s | 219 | 1,327 |
Yiddish name meaning 'gold', from the word for the metal. Borne by Golda Meir; the literal gold sense.
English/Yiddish name from the word 'gold' (Yiddish 'gold', German 'Gold'), often a pet form of Golda. Literal metal sense.
Golda and Goldie are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Golda means gold (yiddish origin), while Goldie means gold (yiddish origin).
In US records, Golda first appears in 0 and Goldie in 0, so Golda has the longer recorded history.