Lyda is an uncommon variant of Lydia that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.
Lyda is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,336 for girl births in the United States (and #27,075 across all names), given to 5 babies. Lyda was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (145 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,336 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,765 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #10,052 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #8,324 | — |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #10,018 | — |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,735 | — |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,186 | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #11,087 | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #8,120 | — |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #7,102 | — |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #10,583 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,620 | — |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #11,581 | — |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #8,462 | — |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,906 | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #18,742 | — |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #12,067 | — |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #10,506 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #14,851 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #16,315 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,159 | — |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #10,385 | — |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #10,126 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #14,685 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,871 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,365 | — |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,514 | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,341 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,134 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,239 | — |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,936 | — |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #7,325 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #9,035 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,898 | — |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,727 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,897 | — |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,743 | — |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #6,410 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,875 | — |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #7,148 | — |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,047 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,899 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,764 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,824 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,713 | — |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,359 | — |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,271 | — |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,186 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,623 | — |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,345 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,097 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,960 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,920 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,747 | — |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,762 | — |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #3,908 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,481 | — |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #4,355 | — |
| 1965 | 20 | — | #2,793 | — |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #3,054 | — |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #3,416 | — |
| 1962 | 17 | — | #3,103 | — |
| 1961 | 16 | — | #3,268 | — |
| 1960 | 25 | — | #2,412 | — |
| 1959 | 17 | — | #2,939 | — |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #3,661 | — |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #2,533 | — |
| 1956 | 22 | — | #2,428 | — |
| 1955 | 19 | — | #2,603 | — |
| 1954 | 23 | — | #2,271 | — |
| 1953 | 17 | — | #2,654 | — |
| 1952 | 31 | — | #1,807 | — |
| 1951 | 29 | — | #1,827 | — |
| 1950 | 27 | — | #1,860 | — |
| 1949 | 25 | — | #1,944 | — |
| 1948 | 31 | — | #1,695 | — |
| 1947 | 42 | — | #1,450 | — |
| 1946 | 46 | — | #1,281 | — |
| 1945 | 30 | — | #1,501 | — |
| 1944 | 29 | — | #1,533 | — |
| 1943 | 36 | — | #1,387 | — |
| 1942 | 52 | — | #1,096 | — |
| 1941 | 42 | — | #1,158 | — |
| 1940 | 46 | — | #1,070 | — |
| 1939 | 46 | — | #1,059 | — |
| 1938 | 43 | — | #1,107 | — |
| 1937 | 40 | — | #1,138 | — |
| 1936 | 65 | — | #842 | — |
| 1935 | 45 | — | #1,034 | — |
| 1934 | 41 | — | #1,117 | — |
| 1933 | 61 | — | #862 | — |
| 1932 | 52 | — | #984 | — |
| 1931 | 48 | — | #1,018 | — |
| 1930 | 65 | — | #906 | — |
| 1929 | 61 | — | #918 | — |
| 1928 | 61 | — | #959 | — |
| 1927 | 72 | — | #879 | — |
| 1926 | 75 | — | #857 | — |
| 1925 | 112 | — | #697 | — |
| 1924 | 99 | — | #770 | #4,722 |
| 1923 | 83 | — | #799 | — |
| 1922 | 79 | — | #829 | — |
| 1921 | 114 | — | #693 | — |
| 1920 | 96 | — | #738 | — |
| 1919 | 109 | — | #670 | — |
| 1918 | 110 | — | #686 | — |
| 1917 | 109 | — | #653 | — |
| 1916 | 145 | — | #560 | — |
| 1915 | 89 | — | #710 | — |
| 1914 | 102 | — | #556 | — |
| 1913 | 61 | — | #669 | — |
| 1912 | 73 | — | #564 | — |
| 1911 | 57 | — | #571 | — |
| 1910 | 55 | — | #554 | — |
| 1909 | 39 | — | #632 | — |
| 1908 | 46 | — | #550 | — |
| 1907 | 46 | — | #531 | — |
| 1906 | 53 | — | #468 | — |
| 1905 | 47 | — | #492 | — |
| 1904 | 57 | — | #429 | — |
| 1903 | 41 | — | #501 | — |
| 1902 | 58 | — | #405 | — |
| 1901 | 57 | — | #389 | — |
| 1900 | 44 | — | #511 | — |
| 1899 | 56 | — | #387 | — |
| 1898 | 76 | — | #359 | — |
| 1897 | 53 | — | #402 | — |
| 1896 | 59 | — | #372 | — |
| 1895 | 57 | — | #373 | — |
| 1894 | 52 | — | #391 | — |
| 1893 | 54 | — | #368 | — |
| 1892 | 46 | — | #393 | — |
| 1891 | 59 | — | #327 | — |
| 1890 | 56 | — | #345 | — |
| 1889 | 69 | — | #287 | — |
| 1888 | 51 | — | #338 | — |
| 1887 | 36 | — | #361 | — |
| 1886 | 35 | — | #363 | — |
| 1885 | 49 | — | #287 | — |
| 1884 | 39 | — | #319 | — |
| 1883 | 33 | — | #309 | — |
| 1882 | 38 | — | #288 | — |
| 1881 | 43 | — | #242 | — |
| 1880 | 32 | — | #275 | — |