NameTides

Golden

Golden was the #2,572 boys' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales.

Golden as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Golden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Golden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,572 (51)#4,275 (4)—
2024#2,674 (49)——
2023#2,147 (67)——
2022#2,830 (45)——
2021#2,652 (48)——
2020#3,025 (38)—#2,746 (5)
2019#2,808 (44)——
2018#3,524 (31)——
2017#3,440 (32)#4,812 (3)—
2016#5,318 (17)——
2015#3,775 (28)#4,747 (3)—
2014#4,014 (25)——
2013#4,621 (20)——
2012#4,251 (23)——
2011#4,509 (21)——

Golden as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Golden as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Golden as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#3,389 (45)#5,927 (3)
2024#3,277 (48)#5,892 (3)
2023#3,047 (54)—
2022#3,653 (42)—
2021#4,014 (36)—
2020#4,263 (32)—
2019#3,923 (37)—
2018#4,076 (35)—
2017#4,220 (34)—
2016#6,401 (19)—
2015#6,977 (17)—
2014#7,302 (16)—
2013#8,580 (13)—
2012#10,429 (10)#5,876 (3)
2011#12,153 (8)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1909 at #505.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 47% of US babies named Golden were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 33,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Golden is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 44,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Golden by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Golden (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GoldenCanadaBoys—too few
GoldenEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
GoldenEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
GoldenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
GoldenUSGirls#3,38945
GoldenUSBoys#2,57251