Girls' name · since 1993
Hydia
Hydia has 154 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hydia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 154 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Hydia recorded 154 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2002.
- #22,485 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hydia ranks #22,485 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,485 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hydia's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Hydia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hydia splits its recorded history at 1998: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hydia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2002
- Peak year (1996)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Hydia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (122 births, 79% of the file).
1990s was Hydia's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Hydia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
122 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 122 births (79% of all-time use).
Hydia by state
Where Hydia concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 8 | 5.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 3.2% |
8 of 154 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Hydia's data
- Hydia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Hydias (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hydia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1993–2002 (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 Hydia 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.