Golda
A girls’ name of Yiddish origin, meaning golden.
Babies a year
9
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies
Golda by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Golda. In the US, 40 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 158 babies in 1915, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Golda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Goldygolden or golden-haired; a diminutive of Goldie or Golda54 in the US (2017)
- Gildagolden; a form of Gild7 in the US (2017)
- Godagood; godly3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Giadajade; the precious stone146 in the US (2017)
- Goldiegolden; golden-haired89 in England and Wales (2025)
- Goldenmade of gold; golden color66 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Golda, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Golda
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