Golden is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1919 and remains in steady use.
Golden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,583 among boys (51) and #3,417 among girls (45) — overall #3,639 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 | 96 | #3,417 | #2,583 |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | #3,304 | #2,681 |
| 2023 | 121 | 121 | #3,054 | #2,156 |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | #3,668 | #2,841 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | #4,049 | #2,667 |
| 2020 | 70 | 70 | #4,295 | #3,038 |
| 2019 | 81 | 81 | #3,951 | #2,823 |
| 2018 | 66 | 66 | #4,103 | #3,560 |
| 2017 | 66 | 66 | #4,249 | #3,474 |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | #6,509 | #5,393 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 | #7,086 | #3,813 |
| 2014 | 41 | 41 | #7,429 | #4,050 |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #8,741 | #4,684 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | #10,700 | #4,300 |
| 2011 | 29 | 29 | #12,567 | #4,557 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | #11,595 | #5,110 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #14,198 | #7,375 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | #13,012 | #7,369 |
| 2007 | 32 | 32 | #8,234 | #5,280 |
| 2006 | 28 | 28 | #7,613 | #6,604 |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | #7,640 | #8,551 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #14,788 | #4,863 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,108 |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #9,755 | #6,709 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #16,200 | #6,168 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,655 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,395 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #13,005 | #5,985 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #5,793 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #10,977 | #5,688 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,647 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #9,321 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | — | #6,423 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #9,799 | #6,337 |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #12,028 | #3,712 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,132 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #8,270 | #4,114 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #7,929 | #4,938 |
| 1987 | 19 | — | #7,575 | #4,366 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #9,956 | #4,243 |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #7,152 | #3,274 |
| 1984 | 21 | — | #7,625 | #3,347 |
| 1983 | 25 | — | #5,569 | #3,300 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #9,608 | #4,355 |
| 1981 | 26 | — | #6,019 | #2,952 |
| 1980 | 26 | — | #9,482 | #2,472 |
| 1979 | 38 | — | #5,875 | #1,963 |
| 1978 | 29 | — | #8,907 | #2,096 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | #6,522 | #2,091 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | — | #2,079 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #6,715 | #5,777 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | — | #3,205 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | — | #3,294 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,440 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,766 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | #6,574 | #2,965 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,119 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #5,841 | #3,483 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | #5,149 | #3,698 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | — | #2,864 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #6,868 | #3,362 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #5,655 | #2,588 |
| 1963 | 28 | — | #5,513 | #1,762 |
| 1962 | 18 | — | #6,118 | #2,429 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #4,660 | — |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #6,701 | #2,595 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | — | #2,909 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #6,429 | #1,702 |
| 1957 | 24 | — | #5,076 | #1,981 |
| 1956 | 26 | — | #4,007 | #2,039 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | #6,174 | #2,355 |
| 1954 | 26 | — | #4,852 | #1,787 |
| 1953 | 20 | — | #4,366 | #2,333 |
| 1952 | 45 | — | #3,091 | #1,330 |
| 1951 | 25 | — | #5,714 | #1,696 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #4,470 | #1,967 |
| 1949 | 29 | — | #3,474 | #1,726 |
| 1948 | 29 | — | #4,001 | #1,629 |
| 1947 | 36 | — | #3,129 | #1,533 |
| 1946 | 34 | — | #2,655 | #1,616 |
| 1945 | 24 | — | #3,793 | #1,652 |
| 1944 | 36 | — | #2,328 | #1,500 |
| 1943 | 21 | — | #4,938 | #1,865 |
| 1942 | 29 | — | #3,547 | #1,556 |
| 1941 | 31 | — | #2,130 | #1,848 |
| 1940 | 30 | — | #2,144 | #1,836 |
| 1939 | 38 | — | #3,250 | #1,206 |
| 1938 | 38 | — | #2,272 | #1,383 |
| 1937 | 49 | — | #2,124 | #1,132 |
| 1936 | 38 | — | #2,428 | #1,305 |
| 1935 | 37 | — | #1,872 | #1,616 |
| 1934 | 34 | — | #2,484 | #1,477 |
| 1933 | 55 | — | #1,675 | #1,133 |
| 1932 | 44 | — | #2,175 | #1,275 |
| 1931 | 50 | — | #1,650 | #1,316 |
| 1930 | 57 | — | #1,898 | #1,141 |
| 1929 | 58 | — | #1,611 | #1,205 |
| 1928 | 71 | — | #1,349 | #1,152 |
| 1927 | 67 | — | #1,786 | #1,068 |
| 1926 | 60 | — | #1,745 | #1,202 |
| 1925 | 75 | — | #1,481 | #1,049 |
| 1924 | 98 | — | #1,193 | #954 |
| 1923 | 80 | — | #1,439 | #1,016 |
| 1922 | 94 | — | #1,082 | #1,063 |
| 1921 | 116 | — | #977 | #925 |
| 1920 | 95 | — | #1,143 | #967 |
| 1919 | 128 | — | #895 | #805 |
| 1918 | 98 | — | #940 | #1,085 |
| 1917 | 90 | — | #1,194 | #879 |
| 1916 | 104 | — | #908 | #920 |
| 1915 | 92 | — | #974 | #931 |
| 1914 | 75 | — | #1,010 | #860 |
| 1913 | 63 | — | #1,131 | #751 |
| 1912 | 72 | — | #896 | #675 |
| 1911 | 45 | — | #818 | #805 |
| 1910 | 46 | — | #864 | #643 |
| 1909 | 51 | — | #820 | #510 |
| 1908 | 35 | — | #860 | #724 |
| 1907 | 45 | — | #731 | #603 |
| 1906 | 44 | — | #695 | #600 |
| 1905 | 38 | — | #765 | #622 |
| 1904 | 35 | — | #862 | #546 |
| 1903 | 32 | — | #659 | #1,065 |
| 1902 | 33 | — | #804 | #599 |
| 1901 | 21 | — | #974 | #750 |
| 1900 | 39 | — | #711 | #709 |
| 1899 | 15 | — | #1,220 | #894 |
| 1898 | 42 | — | #671 | #493 |
| 1897 | 28 | — | #684 | #885 |
| 1896 | 25 | — | #799 | #852 |
| 1895 | 27 | — | #799 | #652 |
| 1894 | 20 | — | #1,097 | #648 |
| 1893 | 25 | — | #774 | #673 |
| 1892 | 21 | — | #627 | — |
| 1891 | 22 | — | #680 | #893 |
| 1890 | 27 | — | #624 | #694 |
| 1889 | 20 | — | #823 | #693 |
| 1888 | 19 | — | #916 | #669 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | #889 | #781 |
| 1886 | 21 | — | #645 | #720 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | #766 | — |
| 1884 | 13 | — | #816 | #1,038 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #953 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #924 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | — | #772 |