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How popular is the name Godiva?

Births per year, rank history and how many Godivas are alive today.

Godiva (female) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2023 (ranked 5688th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 2008, when 6 babies were given the name, the 3397th most popular that year.

The Godiva you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Godivas born in England and Wales are between 7 and 22, and there are at least 66 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Godiva - on average, only one in every 4,773 such rooms contains a Godiva.

How many babies are named Godiva each year?

024620202008: 62023: 3actual

Where does Godiva rank among girls' names?

1101001,00010,00020202008: ranked 3,3972023: ranked 5,688

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Godiva per year in England and Wales, 2008 to 2023, peaking at about 6 in 2008
Godiva: births per year in England and Wales, 2008-2023. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Godiva most popular?

Godiva peaked in 2008, when 6 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Godiva?

At least 66 people named Godiva born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Godiva?

Most living Godivas are between 7 and 22; the most common age is about 17.

Is Godiva becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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