Lida
Lida was the 9217th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 193rd; the most babies were born in 1918 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved down 955 places. More babies were named Lida in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #9,217 girls, down 2,413 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918125 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,921babies recorded
Lida popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,217 | 11 |
| 2020 | #6,804 | 17 |
| 2010 | #7,744 | 16 |
| 2000 | #7,016 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,996 | 15 |
| 1980 | #4,431 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,485 | 30 |
| 1960 | #2,612 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,422 | 42 |
| 1940 | #1,142 | 41 |
| 1930 | #973 | 57 |
| 1920 | #728 | 99 |
| 1910 | #612 | 47 |
| 1900 | #455 | 55 |
| 1890 | #297 | 70 |
| 1880 | #220 | 49 |
How popular is Lida, counting every spelling?
Lida is a spelling of Leda, a name family that had 23 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leda | 12 | #8,641 | 80 |
| Lida | 11 | #9,217 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lida?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lida (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lida born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lida?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Lida are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 33 and 75. That makes Lida a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lida
How popular is the name Lida?
Lida was the 9217th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 193rd; the most babies were born in 1918 (125). Over the last ten years it has moved down 955 places. More babies were named Lida in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Lida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lida in the US.