Girls' name · since 1913
Alyda
Alyda has 174 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
174 girls have been named Alyda since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyda has been recorded 174 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2023.
- #21,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 174 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyda ranks #21,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 174
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alyda's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Alyda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alyda's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alyda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Alyda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (51 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Alyda's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Alyda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (29% of all-time use).
Alyda by state
Where Alyda concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 174 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alyda's data
- Alyda's decade-level peak was the 2010s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Alydas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alyda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alyda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.