Recorded 1993–2002 Girls' name Peak 1996 154 births

Hydia — girls' name

154 babies named Hydia in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1222000s32
1990s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Hydia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

44 babies were named Hydia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hydia

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Hydia between 1993 and 2002, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hydia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hydia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hydia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hydia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hydia 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 154 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.

Hydia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

154

Since 1993

10 years of records

Peak year

1996

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1993

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2002

Hydia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1993

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1996)
44
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Hydia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
122 births that decade — 79% of Hydia's all-time total
1990s1222000s32

Hydia by state

Where Hydia concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hydia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
8 5.2%
#2 New York
5 3.2%
Pennsylvania share of Hydia's total US births 5.2%
Even split

8 of 154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hydia?
154 babies have been named Hydia since 1993. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1996 with 44 births.
When was Hydia most popular?
Hydia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Hydia most popular?
The top states for the name Hydia are Pennsylvania (8 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Hydia been used?
Hydia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 10 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Hydia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hydeia, Hydee, Hydie, Hydi, 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, 1993–2002 (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.