Girls' name · since 1888
Lydie
337 babies named Lydie in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lydie currently ranks #11973 among girls' names in America, with 337 babies recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lydie has been recorded 337 times among girls since 1888, currently ranked #11973 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #14,975 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,973 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 337 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lydie ranks #14,975 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,973 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 337 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #14,975 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lydie's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Lydie compares
337 47th percentile among 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
Lydie's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lydie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 337 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lydie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lydie splits its recorded history at 1935: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lydie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Lydie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (75 births, 22% of the file).
1910s was Lydie's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Lydie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s
1910s
75 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 75 births (22% of all-time use).
Lydie by state
Where Lydie concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 10 | 3.0% |
10 of 337 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lydie's data
- Lydie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Lydies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Lydie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
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 Lydie 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.