Declining since 2018, #4,546 for girls today.
Popularity of Goddess since 1957
Babies named Goddess per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 117 |
| 2010s | 359 |
| 2020s | 265 |
Meaning & origin
Goddess is a modern American name that emerged in the late 1950s, first recorded in 1957. Its popularity peaked in 2019, but since 2018 it has been on a declining trajectory. In 2025, it ranked 4546 with 1 in 53,576 babies named Goddess, reflecting its niche usage. The name remains rare, with no consistent geographic concentration apparent from top states data. Its appeal lies in its direct, aspirational meaning, fitting a broader pattern of spiritual and virtue names adopted in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Goddess is a modern coinage, directly using the English common noun 'goddess' as a given name. The word itself traces back to Old English 'gyden', feminine of 'god'. Its rise as a personal name in the United States appears to be a late 20th-century phenomenon, reflecting a broader trend of vocabulary words and spiritual or aspirational terms being adopted as names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Goddie, Godd
Sibling names for Goddess
Names that share Goddess's style, for a brother or sister.
