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Girl name

Lyda

/ˈlaɪdə/ · 100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Lyda has been given to about 4,978 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlaɪdə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,427
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lyda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 145
  • Born in 20255
  • All time4,978

How popular is Lyda?

Its best year was 1916, when 145 babies were given the name, ranking 560th. The typical living American called Lyda is about 73 years old today.

Names that sound like Lyda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lida0.88
  2. Lynda0.85
  3. Linda0.73
  4. Lyla0.75
  5. Lyra0.75
  6. Lydia0.71
  7. Ida0.69
  8. Elida0.71

Middle names for Lyda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lyda Josephine0.84
  2. Lyda Rose0.83
  3. Lyda June0.82
  4. Lyda Pearl0.82
  5. Lyda Quinn0.82
  6. Lyda Nell0.82

Sibling names for Lyda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Birdiesister · 0.86
  2. Goldiesister · 0.86
  3. Winniesister · 0.85
  4. Cleoeither · 0.82
  5. Forestbrother · 0.79
  6. Archiebrother · 0.78

Where Lyda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lyda White0.78
    2. Lyda Reyes0.78
    3. Lyda Nguyen0.78
    4. Lyda Moore0.78
    5. Lyda Hill0.78
    6. Lyda Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lyda

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.