Given name & surname
Goliath
“exposer”·“exile”
Goliath is a masculine given name from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewגלית
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Goliath means “exposer” or “exile.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Goliath appears in 2 Samuel 21:15-22, 1 Chronicles 20:5.
- 2 Samuel 21:15-22
- 1 Chronicles 20:5
From biblical name research
Goliath through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 49
- 49 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2019.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Goliath’s family of names
Goliath has a related form in Goliathe. Goliath has a related form in Golliath. Goliath has a related form in Golliathe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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