Unisex name · since 1928
Rida
986 babies named Rida in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 986
- born since 1928
- 2000s
- peak decade
986 babies have been named Rida since 1928, making it today's #6591 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rida has been recorded 986 times among girls since 1928, currently ranked #6591 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #7,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,591 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 986 born since 1928
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rida ranks #7,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,591 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 986 born since 1928, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,591 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 986
- born since 1928
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rida's 986 recorded births place it above 89.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rida compares
986 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rida's all-time total is 162% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 986 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rida's full recorded timeline at 2005, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rida popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Rida popularity over time - boys
67 total births recorded since 2003 (Rida as boys' name)
Rida by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (438 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Rida's strongest decade.
438 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Rida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 137
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
438 births
- 2010s
2010s
255 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 438 births (44% of all-time use).
How Rida 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 Rida's total volume
Rida by state
Where Rida concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 86 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 83 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 79 | 8.0% |
| #4 | California | | 49 | 5.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 36 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
86 of 986 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Rida's data
- Rida's decade-level peak was the 2000s (438 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ridas (86 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 Rida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1928–2025 (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 Rida 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.