Lyda Girl
How popular is Lyda?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Lyda in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
1,185living people named Lyda (est.)
66median age of people named Lyda
4,978babies named Lyda since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Lyda popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▼ 4672 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,143 in 2015, #8,401 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1916 (145 girls) |
| Highest rank | #240 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lyda counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lida family of names ranked #4,403 for girls in 2025 (#4,016 the year before), with 16 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lida | 11 | 69% |
| Lyda | 5 | 31% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lyda by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 425 | #240 |
| 1890s | 568 | #325 |
| 1900s | 488 | #389 |
| 1910s | 910 | #550 |
| 1920s | 847 | #692 |
| 1930s | 506 | #840 |
| 1940s | 379 | #1,062 |
| 1950s | 218 | #1,780 |
| 1960s | 148 | #2,368 |
| 1970s | 70 | #6,361 |
| 1980s | 88 | #5,570 |
| 1990s | 75 | #7,060 |
| 2000s | 86 | #7,886 |
| 2010s | 106 | #6,898 |
| 2020s | 59 | #8,027 |
Girl names about as popular as Lyda
Questions
- Is Lyda a boy or girl name?
- Lyda is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lyda were girls.
- How popular is the name Lyda?
- 5 baby girls were named Lyda in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Lyda most popular?
- Lyda peaked in 1916, when 145 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #240 in 1881.
- How many people are named Lyda?
- 4,978 babies have been named Lyda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,185 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.