Boys' name · since 1978

Lydale

Lydale has 5 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

5
total births
1978–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Lydale sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 1978.

Lydale has 5 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1978.

  • 5 total births
  • 1978–1978 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

5 boys have been named Lydale since 1978, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.

5
total births
1978–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lydale was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lydale in 1978 - its busiest year on record.

Lydale at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

5

Since 1978

1 years of records

Peak year

1978

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1978

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1978

Lydale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 1978 5

Lydale by decade

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

1970s was Lydale's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Lydale births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lydale?
Lydale has been given to 5 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 5 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
When was Lydale most popular?
Lydale was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Lydale been used?
Lydale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 1 year of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Lydale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lydell, Lydia, Lydon, Lyden, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1978–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lydale: Baby Name Since 1978 - 5 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lydale. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Lydale 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 July 2026.