Quick answers about Lyda
How many people are named Lyda?
An estimated 874 living Americans are named Lyda.
How rare is Lyda?
Lyda is very rare among babies today, with 5 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.6% from its 1916 peak.
How old is the typical Lyda?
The median age of a living American named Lyda is approximately 51 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 72 years old.
Is Lyda still popular?
Not especially. Lyda has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 5 births in 2025.
Where is Lyda most common?
Lyda has its strongest geographic signal in Kentucky, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Lyda is most concentrated in Kentucky — about 4.2× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Lyda is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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