Given name & surname
Goldy
“resembling the precious metal”
In English use, Goldy is a diminutive of Golda. One English interpretation is “resembling the precious metal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Goldy is a diminutive of Golda. One English interpretation is “resembling the precious metal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Goldy is a diminutive of Golda. An origin associated with Golda is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Goldy is a diminutive of Golda.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Goldy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,666
- 0 boys · 1,666 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #2,026 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +49%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,026 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (81). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,204 as a first name in 2020; 781 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.
Goldy’s family of names
In English usage, Goldy is a diminutive of Golda. Goldy has a related form in Golda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Goldy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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