How Many People Are Named Nydia?
An estimated 3,237 people in the United States have the first name Nydia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Nydia peaked in popularity in 1992 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nydia 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 Nydia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,237
About 1 in 105,886 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1992
84 births
Total Registered
3,704
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nydia
Nydia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,704 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nydia as a female name
Ranked #11,841 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (84 births)
Nydia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nydia span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 668 babies were registered. Nydia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nydia by Decade
How has Nydia 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.
Nydia by State
Birth registrations for Nydia span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia. On average, about 190 Nydias were registered per state.
Nydia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nydia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nydia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nydia?
We estimate approximately 3,237 people named Nydia 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 105,886 Americans share this first name.
Is Nydia a common name?
Nydia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,704 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nydia most popular?
Nydia reached peak popularity in 1992, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nydia is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nydia a female name?
Nydia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nydia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nydia Smith, Nydia Johnson, Nydia 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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