Is Nydia a boy or girl name?

Nydia is a girl’s name. Of the 3,704 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nydia

Recorded 1896–2024 · United States

Nydia was most popular in 1992, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,908 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,704 people named Nydia.

Nydia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nydia’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nydia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nydia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,704 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nydia

Where Nydia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org