UK girl's name
Goda
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Goda is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Goda popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 31 births.
This profile covers 256 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 2003 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 10% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 269 living people in the UK are called Goda. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Goda ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 31 girls were registered as Goda.
- • Goda ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #440 in 2016.
- • About 269 living people in the UK are estimated to have Goda as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2010
31 births
Estimated living
269
2026
Popularity
Goda over time
The chart below shows babies named Goda registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Goda, the clearest high point is 2010. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 31 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Goda by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Goda was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3544 | 28 | 4 |
| 2010s | #1694 | 187 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2717 | 41 | 4 |
Geography
Where Goda is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Goda. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Goda ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #440 in 2016.
Across the UK
Goda in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#440 in 2016
4 years of NISRA records, 14 total registered
Related
Names similar to Goda
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- Georgia 48,838
- Gracie 18,387
- Georgina 15,599
- Gabriella 10,902
- Gemma 8,350
- Gabrielle 7,154
- Georgie 4,883
- Gabriela 3,300
- Genevieve 2,393
- Gracie-Mae 1,727
- Greta 1,283
FAQ
Goda: questions and answers
How popular is the name Goda in the UK right now?
In 2023, Goda was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Goda most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 31 babies registered as Goda in England and Wales.
How many people are called Goda in the UK?
A total of 256 babies have been registered as Goda across the 18 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 14 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Goda most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Goda ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #440 in 2016. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.