How Many People Are Named Hydia?
An estimated 150 people in the United States have the first name Hydia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Hydia peaked in popularity in 1996 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hydia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hydia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
150
About 1 in 2,285,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1996
44 births
Total Registered
154
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hydia
Hydia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 154 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hydia as a female name
Ranked #8,478 in 2002
12 female births in 2002
Peak: 1996 (44 births)
Hydia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hydia span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 122 babies were registered. Hydia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hydia by Decade
How has Hydia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hydia by State
Hydia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hydia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hydia
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Hydia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hydia?
We estimate approximately 150 people named Hydia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,285,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Hydia a common name?
Hydia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 154 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hydia most popular?
Hydia reached peak popularity in 1996, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hydia is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hydia a female name?
Hydia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hydia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hydia Smith, Hydia Johnson, Hydia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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