How Many People Are Named Lyda?
An estimated 1,018 people in the United States have the first name Lyda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Lyda peaked in popularity in 1916 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lyda 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 Lyda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,018
About 1 in 336,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1916
145 births
Total Registered
4,973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lyda
Lyda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,973 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Lyda as a male name
Ranked #4,722 in 1924
5 male births in 1924
Peak: 1924 (5 births)
Lyda as a female name
Ranked #10,722 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (145 births)
Lyda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lyda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 910 babies were registered. Lyda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lyda by Decade
How has Lyda 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.
Lyda by State
Birth registrations for Lyda span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. The lowest are in New York, Indiana, California. On average, about 52 Lydas were registered per state.
Lyda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lyda
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lyda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyda?
We estimate approximately 1,018 people named Lyda 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 336,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Lyda a common name?
Lyda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lyda most popular?
Lyda reached peak popularity in 1916, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lyda is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lyda a female name?
Lyda is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lyda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lyda Smith, Lyda Johnson, Lyda 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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