Recorded 1913–2023 Girls' name Peak 2000 174 births

Alyda — girls' name

174 babies named Alyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s281930s51990s322000s222010s512020s10
2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Alyda was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Alyda in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Alyda between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alyda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alyda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 174 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alyda at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

174

Since 1913

111 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1913

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2023

Alyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1913

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
4681012 20232016201120001995192419171913 7

Alyda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 29% of Alyda's all-time total
1910s261920s281930s51990s322000s222010s512020s10

Alyda by state

Where Alyda concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alyda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 2.9%
Michigan share of Alyda's total US births 2.9%

5 of 174 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyda?
174 babies have been named Alyda since 1913. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Alyda most popular?
Alyda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Alyda most popular?
The top states for the name Alyda are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Alyda been used?
Alyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 111 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Alyda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.