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“English surname from 'golden' — made of, or resembling, gold” — English origin
Boy's name · #2583 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Golden belongs to an older America first — it reached #493 back in 1898 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2583. About 2,900 boys have carried it since 1880. It is also an American family name — about 49,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 27 notable people named Golden:
Sports figures appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Golden Tate, American football player (born 1988).
Similar names: Mercer · Gordon · Woodson · Hardin · Sloan · Conley
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