Girls' name · since 1896
Nydia
Nydia has 3,704 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,704
- born since 1896
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nydia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,704 recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Nydia recorded 3,704 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2024.
- #3,138 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,704 born since 1896
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nydia ranks #3,138 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,704 born since 1896, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,138 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,704
- born since 1896
- 1980s
- peak decade
Nydia's 3,704 recorded births place it above 95.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Nydia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nydia splits its recorded history at 1975: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nydia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Nydia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (668 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Nydia's strongest decade.
668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Nydia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 114
1940s
114 births
- 1950s
1950s
409 births
- 1960s
1960s
403 births
- 1970s
1970s
581 births
- 1980s
1980s
668 births
- 1990s
1990s
603 births
- 2000s
2000s
593 births
- 2010s 202
2010s
202 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 668 births (18% of all-time use).
How Nydia 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 Nydia's total volume
Nydia by state
Where Nydia concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 752 | 20.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 577 | 15.6% |
| #3 | California | | 461 | 12.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 96 | 2.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 76 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 49 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 22 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 21 | 0.6% |
752 of 3,704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Nydia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Nydia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (668 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nydias (752 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 Nydia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1896–2024 (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 Nydia 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.