Worldwide, Голдинг (Golding 
, Голдинг 
) is a very rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The first name Голдинг is characteristic of Philippines, where it is an extremely rare masculine name, Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in China, Nigeria, and Philippines. Much more frequently, Голдинг is the last name as well as the forename.