Girls' name · since 1888
Lidia
Lidia has 11,326 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,326
- born since 1888
- 2000s
- peak decade
11,326 babies have been named Lidia since 1888, making it today's #1587 girls' name.
Lidia has 11,326 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1587 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #1,539 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,587 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,326 born since 1888
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lidia ranks #1,539 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,587 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,326 born since 1888, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,326
- born since 1888
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lidia's 11,326 recorded births place it above 97.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lidia compares
11,326 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lidia's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lidia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,326 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 243 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lidia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lidia's full recorded timeline at 1963, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 243 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lidia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 243
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Lidia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,977 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Lidia's strongest decade.
1,977 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lidia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s 145
1910s
145 births
- 1920s 429
1920s
429 births
- 1930s 518
1930s
518 births
- 1940s 563
1940s
563 births
- 1950s 708
1950s
708 births
- 1960s
1960s
830 births
- 1970s
1970s
969 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,097 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,690 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,977 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,561 births
- 2020s 777
2020s
777 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,977 births (17% of all-time use).
How Lidia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lidia's total volume
Lidia by state
Where Lidia concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,861 | 25.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,771 | 24.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 593 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 435 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 378 | 3.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 147 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 145 | 1.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 102 | 0.9% |
2,861 of 11,326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Lidia appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lidia's data
- Lidia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,977 total births) through the 2020s (777) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lidias (2,861 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lidia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Lidia 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.