Girls' name · since 1905
Nida
1,441 babies named Nida in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,441
- born since 1905
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nida currently ranks #11995 among girls' names in America, with 1,441 babies recorded since 1905.
Social Security Administration records show Nida recorded 1,441 times among girls since 1905, holding rank #11995 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #5,853 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,995 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,441 born since 1905
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nida ranks #5,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,995 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,441 born since 1905, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,441
- born since 1905
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nida's 1,441 recorded births place it above 91.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nida compares
1,441 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Nida's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,441 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nida splits its recorded history at 1971: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Nida by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Nida's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Nida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s 89
1910s
89 births
- 1920s
1920s
135 births
- 1930s
1930s
122 births
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
209 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s 100
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (20% of all-time use).
How Nida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nida's total volume
Nida by state
Where Nida concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 83 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 58 | 4.0% |
| #3 | California | | 54 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
83 of 1,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Nida's data
- Nida's decade-level peak was the 1990s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nidas (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1905–2025 (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 Nida 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.