Baby name

Lyda

Girl

Classic name

1916 was its best year: 145 births, or 1 baby in 13,340. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 144 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 14938.

4,973births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 557rank at its peak, in 1916

Where babies named Lyda are born

1916

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lyda is most common in Kentucky (9.8 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Lydia 187,039
Lynda 77,979
Lyla 49,294
Lyra 8,095
Lida 5,921
Leda 3,448

Names from the same era

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