Recorded 1915–1958 Girls' name Peak 1927 47 births

Nyda — girls' name

47 babies named Nyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s261930s61950s5
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Nyda was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nyda in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Nyda between 1915 and 1958, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nyda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nyda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyda 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 47 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.

Nyda at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

47

Since 1915

44 years of records

Peak year

1927

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1915

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1958

Nyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1915

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1927)
17
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 195819301928192719181915 5

Nyda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 55% of Nyda's all-time total
1910s101920s261930s61950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyda?
47 babies have been named Nyda since 1915. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1927 with 17 births.
When was Nyda most popular?
Nyda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Nyda been used?
Nyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 44 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Nyda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nydia, Nydra, Nydirah, Nydasia, and 2 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, 1915–1958 (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.