US rank #13494 Girls' name Peak 1995 1,434 births

Nida — #13494 US girls' name

1,434 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.

1900s181910s891920s1351930s1221940s701950s561960s431970s791980s2091990s2932000s1722010s1002020s48
#13494
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 24% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

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

1995
Single peak year

38 babies were named Nida in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nida

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,434 babies named Nida between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nida currently holds the #13494 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nida performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 293 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Nida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Nida in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nida 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 1,434 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.

Nida at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,434

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

1995

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#13,494

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
38
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
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Nida by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
293 births that decade — 20% of Nida's all-time total
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Nida by state

Where Nida concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Nida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
83 5.8%
#2 Illinois
58 4.0%
#3 California
54 3.8%
#4 Texas
10 0.7%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.3%
New York share of Nida's total US births 5.8%
Even split

83 of 1,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nida?
1,434 babies have been named Nida since 1905. It currently ranks #13494 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 38 births.
When was Nida most popular?
Nida was most popular in the 1990s decade with 293 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Nida most popular?
The top states for the name Nida are New York (83 births), Illinois (58 births), California (54 births).
How long has the name Nida been used?
Nida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nidia, Nidhi, Nidya, Nidra. 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, 1905–2024 (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.