US rank #11104 Girls' name Peak 1992 3,704 births

Nydia — #11104 US girls' name

3,704 babies named Nydia in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11104
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Nydia was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

84 babies were named Nydia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nydia

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,704 babies named Nydia between 1896 and 2024, spanning 129 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nydia currently holds the #11104 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nydia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 668 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Nydia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 752 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Nydia in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nydia 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 3,704 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.

Nydia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,704

Since 1896

129 years of records

Peak year

1992

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#11,104

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1896

Recorded for 129 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nydia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1896

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
84
Annual births at peak — across 129 years of records
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Nydia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
668 births that decade — 18% of Nydia's all-time total
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Nydia by state

Where Nydia concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nydia
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%
New York share of Nydia's total US births 20.3%
Even split

752 of 3,704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Nydia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nydia?
3,704 babies have been named Nydia since 1896. It currently ranks #11104 among girls. The peak year was 1992 with 84 births.
When was Nydia most popular?
Nydia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 668 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Nydia most popular?
The top states for the name Nydia are New York (752 births), Texas (577 births), California (461 births).
How long has the name Nydia been used?
Nydia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 129 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nydia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyda, 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, 1896–2024 (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.