Given name & surname
Golda
“resembling the precious metal”
Golda is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling the precious metal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the precious metal.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Golda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,430
- 0 boys · 6,430 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 158 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,665 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 65 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,665 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 158 in 1915. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,965 as a first name in 2020; 514 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Golda’s family of names
In English usage, Golda has a diminutive in Goldy. Golda has an English adaptation in Goldie. Golda has a related form in Goldie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Goldievariant
- Goldydiminutive · English
- Goldivariant
- Goldiavariant
- Goldinavariant
- Goldsvariant
- Goldeavariant
- Goldeevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Golda
- Golda MeirPrime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 19741898–1978
- Golda RosheuvelEnglish actressborn 1970
- Golda MaddenAmerican actress (1886-1960)
- Golda SchultzSouth African soprano singerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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