Goldie is a distinctive choice, ranked #625 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Goldie in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#625
US Rank #645
About the Name Goldie
Goldie has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #625. The name has climbed 993 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Goldie is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #645, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Goldie
Unlikely. With around 62 UK babies named Goldie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Goldie in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Goldie is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 993 places over the last five years to #625 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Goldie is more popular in the UK (#625) than in the US (#645). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Goldie include: Annabel Goldie — Annabel MacNicoll Goldie, Baroness Goldie is a Scottish politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2005 to 2011 and...; Goldie Ghamari — Golsa "Goldie" Ghamari (Persian: گلسا قمری) is a Canadian politician and activist who represented the riding of Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario....
Goldie ranks #645 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
62
UK babies named Goldie (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 993 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Goldie
Likely around 1 other Goldie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2021–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Annabel MacNicoll Goldie, Baroness Goldie is a Scottish politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2005 to 2011 and Minister of State for Defence from 2019 to 2023. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), as one of the additional members for the West Scotland region, from 1999 to 2016.
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Claude John Dashwood Goldie was an English rower who won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta. Goldie was born at St Ives, Huntingdonshire, the son of John Goldie and his wife Grace Miriam Watson.
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