Girl’s name · English

Goddess

How to say it: GOD-ess · /ˈɡɑːdəs/

English word for a female deity - modern word name chosen for power and reverence.

Goddess was the 3,341st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 30 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 24% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,899 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,341for girls in 2025
1 in 110,511US babies
30born in 2025
#4,899projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Goddess
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,341
Babies born in 202530
Share of births1 in 110,511
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−24%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,899

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Goddess is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 27 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Dess
  • Gigi

Honouring a Goddess in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Goddess is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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