Girls' name · since 1966
Nidya
Nidya has 77 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nidya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 77 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nidya has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2004.
- #30,075 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nidya ranks #30,075 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nidya's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nidya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nidya's full recorded timeline at 1992, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nidya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2004
- Peak year (1985)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Nidya by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Nidya's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nidya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (43% of all-time use).
Nidya by state
Where Nidya concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 13.0% |
10 of 77 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nidya's data
- Nidya's decade-level peak was the 1990s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nidyas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nidya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1966–2004 (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 Nidya 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.