Recorded 1966–2004 Girls' name Peak 1985 77 births

Nidya — girls' name

77 babies named Nidya in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s291990s332000s5
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nidya was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nidya in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nidya

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Nidya between 1966 and 2004, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nidya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nidya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nidya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nidya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nidya 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 77 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.

Nidya at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

77

Since 1966

39 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1966

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2004

Nidya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1966

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
45678910 2004199819961992198719831966 5

Nidya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 43% of Nidya's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s291990s332000s5

Nidya by state

Where Nidya concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nidya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 13.0%
California share of Nidya's total US births 13.0%

10 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nidya?
77 babies have been named Nidya since 1966. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Nidya most popular?
Nidya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Nidya most popular?
The top states for the name Nidya are California (10 births).
How long has the name Nidya been used?
Nidya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 39 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Nidya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nidia, Nidhi, Nida, 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, 1966–2004 (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.