How Many People Are Named Lida?
An estimated 1,524 people in the United States have the first name Lida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Lida peaked in popularity in 1918 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lida 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 Lida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,524
About 1 in 224,904 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1918
125 births
Total Registered
5,910
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lida
Lida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,910 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lida as a female name
Ranked #9,929 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (125 births)
Lida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 880 babies were registered. Lida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lida by Decade
How has Lida 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.
Lida by State
Birth registrations for Lida span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Minnesota, Louisiana, Arkansas. On average, about 49 Lidas were registered per state.
Lida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lida
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lida?
We estimate approximately 1,524 people named Lida 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 224,904 Americans share this first name.
Is Lida a common name?
Lida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,910 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lida most popular?
Lida reached peak popularity in 1918, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lida is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lida a female name?
Lida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lida Smith, Lida Johnson, Lida 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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