US rank #12144 Girls' name Peak 1919 330 births

Lydie — #12144 US girls' name

330 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.

1880s71890s221900s261910s751920s551930s101940s51950s71980s71990s162000s302010s392020s31
#12144
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1910s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Lydie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lydie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lydie

The Social Security Administration has registered 330 babies named Lydie between 1888 and 2024, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lydie currently holds the #12144 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lydie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Lydie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lydie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lydie 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 330 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.

Lydie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

330

Since 1888

137 years of records

Peak year

1919

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#12,144

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1888

Recorded for 137 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lydie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1888

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
16
Annual births at peak — across 137 years of records
05101520 202420142006195619241918191118911888 7

Lydie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
75 births that decade — 23% of Lydie's all-time total
1880s71890s221900s261910s751920s551930s101940s51950s71980s71990s162000s302010s392020s31

Lydie by state

Where Lydie concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lydie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
10 3.0%
Louisiana share of Lydie's total US births 3.0%

10 of 330 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lydie?
330 babies have been named Lydie since 1888. It currently ranks #12144 among girls. The peak year was 1919 with 16 births.
When was Lydie most popular?
Lydie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Lydie most popular?
The top states for the name Lydie are Louisiana (10 births).
How long has the name Lydie been used?
Lydie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 137 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lydie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lydia, Lyda, Lydiann, Lydiah, 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, 1888–2024 (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.