Recorded 1954–2017 Girls' name Peak 1954 20 births

Elydia — girls' name

20 babies named Elydia in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

20 girls have been named Elydia since 1954, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2017.

20
total births
1954–2017
years on record
1950s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Elydia was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

5 babies were named Elydia in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elydia

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Elydia between 1954 and 2017, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elydia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elydia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Elydia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elydia 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 20 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.

Elydia at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

20

Since 1954

64 years of records

Peak year

1954

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1954

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2017

Elydia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1954

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1954)
5
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
5 2017199719831954 5

Elydia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 25% of Elydia's all-time total
1950s51980s51990s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elydia?
20 babies have been named Elydia since 1954. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1954 with 5 births.
When was Elydia most popular?
Elydia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Elydia been used?
Elydia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 64 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Elydia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Elyse, Elyssa, Elysia, Elyana, 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, 1954–2017 (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.