Golden Forename
20,193rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 44,991 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Golden Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | - | 11,092 | 1:1,429 | 294 |
| Malawi | 100% | 6,050 | 1:2,828 | 509 |
| Nigeria | 82% | 4,102 | 1:43,287 | 3,335 |
| Egypt | 58% | 3,861 | 1:23,802 | 1,723 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 3,143 | 1:4,907 | 764 |
| United States | 52% | 2,824 | 1:128,377 | 5,281 |
| India | 83% | 2,456 | 1:494,657 | 39,898 |
| Myanmar | - | 2,100 | 1:24,737 | 564 |
| South Africa | 97% | 1,793 | 1:30,414 | 3,697 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,515 | 1:20,338 | 2,686 |
| Tanzania | 98% | 1,427 | 1:36,993 | 3,034 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 611 | 1:422,199 | 33,406 |
| Morocco | - | 464 | 1:74,027 | 2,699 |
| Philippines | 54% | 458 | 1:231,462 | 9,804 |
| Ghana | - | 281 | 1:96,036 | 4,158 |
| Uganda | 79% | 203 | 1:201,758 | 6,952 |
| Poland | 70% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Russia | 66% | 186 | 1:775,450 | 7,295 |
| Congo | 82% | 168 | 1:29,817 | 2,690 |
| China | - | 163 | 1:8,380,710 | 59,497 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 136 | 1:226,371 | 5,030 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 130 | 1:567,905 | 19,370 |
| Algeria | - | 122 | 1:312,924 | 3,842 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 99 | 1:82,347 | 7,734 |
| Canada | 100% | 98 | 1:338,096 | 10,336 |
| England | 86% | 98 | 1:567,377 | 11,528 |
| Botswana | 100% | 84 | 1:26,005 | 2,957 |
| Malaysia | 79% | 81 | 1:375,925 | 17,881 |
| Brunei | - | 77 | 1:5,449 | 544 |
| Kazakhstan | 58% | 63 | 1:281,696 | 5,401 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Portugal | - | 55 | 1:189,288 | 4,092 |
| Pakistan | 93% | 53 | 1:3,667,126 | 39,769 |
| Afghanistan | 77% | 49 | 1:665,786 | 9,776 |
| Cameroon | 54% | 47 | 1:459,798 | 15,245 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 46 | 1:12,630 | 1,159 |
| Brazil | - | 39 | 1:5,493,235 | 83,314 |
| Yemen | - | 33 | 1:796,871 | 2,936 |
| Qatar | - | 26 | 1:91,139 | 11,761 |
| Sudan | 100% | 25 | 1:1,512,279 | 3,324 |
| Peru | 100% | 24 | 1:1,324,644 | 15,889 |
| Turkey | 94% | 22 | 1:3,536,441 | 18,981 |
| Namibia | - | 21 | 1:114,485 | 4,736 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 20 | 1:357,600 | 16,509 |
| Iraq | - | 19 | 1:1,843,045 | 11,423 |
| Hong Kong | - | 17 | 1:456,043 | 4,226 |
| Liberia | 71% | 17 | 1:259,533 | 8,550 |
| Belarus | 60% | 15 | 1:632,159 | 3,807 |
| Tunisia | - | 15 | 1:45,127 | 2,412 |
| Oman | - | 14 | 1:293,476 | 3,954 |
| Vietnam | - | 14 | 1:6,615,937 | 3,775 |
| Greece | - | 13 | 1:841,119 | 8,698 |
| Australia | - | 12 | 1:1,138,135 | 12,831 |
| Mexico | 100% | 12 | 1:10,345,369 | 31,278 |
| Singapore | - | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 11 | 1:1,464,403 | 5,160 |
| France | - | 10 | 1:6,647,034 | 24,227 |
| Italy | 71% | 10 | 1:6,106,209 | 25,028 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Bangladesh | - | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Kenya | - | 9 | 1:5,145,234 | 27,509 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Thailand | 100% | 9 | 1:7,785,090 | 119,233 |
| Lebanon | - | 8 | 1:703,446 | 7,424 |
| Cambodia | - | 7 | 1:2,324,761 | 25,689 |
| Spain | - | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| Israel | - | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Nepal | 67% | 6 | 1:4,747,892 | 50,788 |
| Taiwan | - | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Germany | 50% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Syria | - | 5 | 1:3,861,215 | 5,356 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Colombia | 100% | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Mongolia | - | 4 | 1:733,704 | 10,632 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Netherlands | 97% | 4 | 1:4,225,521 | 28,563 |
| Albania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Finland | 75% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Iran | - | 3 | 1:26,165,623 | 45,792 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:17,077 | 2,297 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Belize | - | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Montenegro | - | 2 | 1:317,288 | 3,822 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Switzerland | 58% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Hungary | 69% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Niue | - | 1 | 1:1,604 | 70 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
Golden (81,383) may also be a surname.
Golden Forename Popularity
Golden Demographics
Average Male Golden Height
174.7 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 155 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Golden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Golden in the Russian language | ||
| Голден | golden | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golden