Recorded 1953–2021 Girls' name Peak 1965 255 births

Nayda — girls' name

255 babies named Nayda in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s441970s511980s461990s432000s422010s62020s5
1970s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Nayda was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nayda in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayda

The Social Security Administration has registered 255 babies named Nayda between 1953 and 2021, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nayda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Nayda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nayda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayda 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 255 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.

Nayda at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

255

Since 1953

69 years of records

Peak year

1965

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1953

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2021

Nayda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1953

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1965)
11
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
4681012 202120021996198819801974196719581953 5

Nayda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
51 births that decade — 20% of Nayda's all-time total
1950s181960s441970s511980s461990s432000s422010s62020s5

Nayda by state

Where Nayda concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nayda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13 5.1%
New York share of Nayda's total US births 5.1%

13 of 255 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayda?
255 babies have been named Nayda since 1953. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1965 with 11 births.
When was Nayda most popular?
Nayda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Nayda most popular?
The top states for the name Nayda are New York (13 births).
How long has the name Nayda been used?
Nayda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 69 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Nayda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nayeli, Naya, Nayla, Nayely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1953–2021 (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.