Lyda
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1924 at #4,347
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 43 births
- Debut · girls
- 32 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,973since 1880
Lyda over time
Rank among girls' names. Lyda has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | — | |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | — | |
| 2019 | #9,736 | 10 | — | |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | — | |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | — | |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | — | |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | — | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | — | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | — | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | — | |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | — | |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | — | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | — | |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | — | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | — | |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | — | |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | — | |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | — | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | — | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | — | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | — | |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | — | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | — | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | — | |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | — | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | — | |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | — | |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | — | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | — | |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | — | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | — | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | — | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | — | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,000 | 18 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,240 | 23 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,781 | 31 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,805 | 29 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,669 | 31 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,438 | 42 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,276 | 46 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,482 | 30 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,519 | 29 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,367 | 36 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,091 | 52 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,151 | 42 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,062 | 46 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,053 | 46 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,091 | 43 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,132 | 40 | — | |
| 1936 | #840 | 65 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,031 | 45 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,098 | 41 | — | |
| 1933 | #858 | 61 | — | |
| 1932 | #979 | 52 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,010 | 48 | — | |
| 1930 | #894 | 65 | — | |
| 1929 | #915 | 61 | — | |
| 1928 | #954 | 61 | — | |
| 1927 | #874 | 72 | — | |
| 1926 | #854 | 75 | — | |
| 1925 | #697 | 112 | — | |
| 1924 | #768 | 94 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #796 | 83 | — | |
| 1922 | #826 | 79 | — | |
| 1921 | #692 | 114 | — | |
| 1920 | #737 | 96 | — | |
| 1919 | #666 | 109 | — | |
| 1918 | #685 | 110 | — | |
| 1917 | #653 | 109 | — | |
| 1916 | #557 | 145 | — | |
| 1915 | #704 | 89 | — | |
| 1914 | #553 | 102 | — | |
| 1913 | #667 | 61 | — | |
| 1912 | #563 | 73 | — | |
| 1911 | #564 | 57 | — | |
| 1910 | #550 | 55 | — | |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 | — | |
| 1908 | #546 | 46 | — | |
| 1907 | #529 | 46 | — | |
| 1906 | #465 | 53 | — | |
| 1905 | #490 | 47 | — | |
| 1904 | #428 | 57 | — | |
| 1903 | #496 | 41 | — | |
| 1902 | #403 | 58 | — | |
| 1901 | #389 | 57 | — | |
| 1900 | #509 | 44 | — | |
| 1899 | #387 | 56 | — | |
| 1898 | #359 | 76 | — | |
| 1897 | #397 | 53 | — | |
| 1896 | #372 | 59 | — | |
| 1895 | #372 | 57 | — | |
| 1894 | #390 | 52 | — | |
| 1893 | #367 | 54 | — | |
| 1892 | #391 | 46 | — | |
| 1891 | #325 | 59 | — | |
| 1890 | #343 | 56 | — | |
| 1889 | #285 | 69 | — | |
| 1888 | #337 | 51 | — | |
| 1887 | #360 | 36 | — | |
| 1886 | #360 | 35 | — | |
| 1885 | #283 | 49 | — | |
| 1884 | #315 | 39 | — | |
| 1883 | #306 | 33 | — | |
| 1882 | #287 | 38 | — | |
| 1881 | #240 | 43 | — | |
| 1880 | #275 | 32 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lyda was already there! It came in at #275, and was given to 32 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1993, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Lyda is popular in 1924
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#382 · 1 in 3,524
- Tennessee#392 · 1 in 3,735
- Mississippi#425 · 1 in 3,802
- Alabama#480 · 1 in 5,423
- Ohio#529 · 1 in 9,644
Best ever in a state: #224 in Kentucky, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #382 | 9 | 1 in 3,524 |
| Tennessee | #392 | 8 | 1 in 3,735 |
| Mississippi | #425 | 6 | 1 in 3,802 |
| Alabama | #480 | 6 | 1 in 5,423 |
| Ohio | #529 | 6 | 1 in 9,644 |
| Pennsylvania | #583 | 7 | 1 in 14,204 |
| Texas | #980 | 5 | 1 in 12,483 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lyda
- 4,671 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #14,942)
- 6,536 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #14,942)
- 4,794 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #14,942)
- Biggest jump: 191 spots in 1936 (#1,031 → #840)
- Biggest drop: 292 spots in 1937 (#840 → #1,132)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #240 (43 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 72 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1880–1930
- Highest: 1 in 2,138 girls born in 1881 were named Lyda (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 18.3% of all girls named Lyda (910) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 425 | #240 (1881) | #305 |
| 1890s | 568 | #325 (1891) | #370 |
| 1900s | 488 | #389 (1901) | #488 |
| 1910s | 910 | #550 (1910) | #616 |
| 1920s | 847 | #692 (1921) | #811 |
| 1930s | 506 | #840 (1936) | #999 |
| 1940s | 379 | #1,062 (1940) | #1,397 |
| 1950s | 218 | #1,781 (1952) | #2,410 |
| 1960s | 148 | #2,369 (1960) | #3,716 |
| 1970s | 70 | #6,362 (1970) | #7,148 |
| 1980s | 88 | #5,571 (1981) | #7,501 |
| 1990s | 75 | #7,067 (1992) | #9,118 |
| 2000s | 86 | #7,891 (2005) | #11,777 |
| 2010s | 106 | #6,901 (2016) | #10,365 |
| 2020s | 59 | #8,032 (2022) | #10,138 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lyda in 1924
Top girls' names in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
girls
1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 13,286 of them was named Lyda, which outranked 87.0% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 226,548 of them was named Lyda, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 623 names at #4,347; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.