Is Lyda a boy or girl name?
Lyda was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 4,973 US babies named Lyda were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,722
- Babies named Lyda since 1880
- 4,973
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Lyda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 425 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 568 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 488 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 910 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 847 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 0 | 506 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 379 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 218 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 75 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 86 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 106 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,722 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,035 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,319 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,015 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,727 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,184 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,082 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,118 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,099 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,579 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,617 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,579 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,462 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,905 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,740 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,066 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,504 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,851 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,315 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,159 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,384 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,125 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,684 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,870 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,365 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,514 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,341 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,133 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,238 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,936 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,324 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,035 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,897 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,724 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,896 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,743 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,409 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,875 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,147 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,047 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,898 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,764 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,823 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,712 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,359 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,271 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,184 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,623 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,344 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,097 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,917 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,745 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,762 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,909 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,480 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,355 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,793 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,055 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,416 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,101 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,269 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,411 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,939 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,661 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,533 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,604 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,271 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,654 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,807 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,827 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,860 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,944 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,695 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,450 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,281 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,501 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,533 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,387 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,096 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,158 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,070 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,059 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,107 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,138 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 65 | #842 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,034 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,117 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 61 | #862 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 52 | #984 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,018 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 65 | #906 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 61 | #918 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 61 | #959 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 72 | #879 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 75 | #857 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 112 | #697 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,722 | 94 | #770 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 83 | #799 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 79 | #829 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 114 | #693 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 96 | #738 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 109 | #670 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 110 | #686 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 109 | #653 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 145 | #560 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 89 | #710 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 102 | #556 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 61 | #669 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 73 | #564 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 57 | #571 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 55 | #554 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 39 | #632 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 46 | #550 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 46 | #531 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 53 | #468 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 47 | #492 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 57 | #429 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 41 | #501 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 58 | #405 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 57 | #389 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 44 | #511 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 56 | #387 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 76 | #359 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 53 | #402 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 59 | #372 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 57 | #373 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 52 | #391 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 54 | #368 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 46 | #393 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 59 | #327 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 56 | #345 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 69 | #287 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 51 | #338 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 36 | #361 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 35 | #363 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 49 | #287 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 39 | #319 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 33 | #309 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 38 | #288 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 43 | #242 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 32 | #275 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lyda reached #4,722 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #242 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lyda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.