Lyda
Lyda was the 16336th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 242nd; the most babies were born in 1916 (145). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,753 places. More babies were named Lyda in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #16,336 girls, down 7,601 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916145 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,978babies recorded
Lyda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1924.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,336 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,735 | 12 |
| 2010 | #18,742 | 5 |
| 2000 | #11,365 | 8 |
| 1990 | #10,898 | 7 |
| 1980 | #7,824 | 8 |
| 1970 | #6,747 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,412 | 25 |
| 1950 | #1,860 | 27 |
| 1940 | #1,070 | 46 |
| 1930 | #906 | 65 |
| 1920 | #738 | 96 |
| 1910 | #554 | 55 |
| 1900 | #511 | 44 |
| 1890 | #345 | 56 |
| 1880 | #275 | 32 |
How popular is Lyda, counting every spelling?
Lyda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lyda?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyda (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lyda 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyda?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Lyda are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 29 and 79. That makes Lyda 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 Lyda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lyda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lyda
How popular is the name Lyda?
Lyda was the 16336th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 242nd; the most babies were born in 1916 (145). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,753 places. More babies were named Lyda in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Lyda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lyda in the US.