US rank #5482 Girls' name Peak 2024 400 births

Lidya — #5482 US girls' name

400 babies named Lidya in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s441990s532000s1152010s1212020s67
#5482
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Lidya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

23 babies were named Lidya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lidya

The Social Security Administration has registered 400 babies named Lidya between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lidya currently holds the #5482 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lidya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lidya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Lidya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lidya 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 400 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.

Lidya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

400

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2024

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,482

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lidya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
23
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
0510152025 202420192014200920041999199219861981 6

Lidya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
121 births that decade — 30% of Lidya's all-time total
1980s441990s532000s1152010s1212020s67

Lidya by state

Where Lidya concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lidya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
12 3.0%
#2 California
10 2.5%
Florida share of Lidya's total US births 3.0%
Even split

12 of 400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lidya?
400 babies have been named Lidya since 1981. It currently ranks #5482 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 23 births.
When was Lidya most popular?
Lidya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lidya most popular?
The top states for the name Lidya are Florida (12 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Lidya been used?
Lidya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lidya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lidia, Lida, Liddie, Lidiya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.