Lyde
An Old English name meaning "clamorous" or "loud stream".
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Lyde. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lyde today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lyde births was 1893 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lyde. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Lyde. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1893
6 babies that year
Average age
-
1893 SSA rank
#1,370
Tracked since 1893
Popularity
Lyde: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Lyde by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lyde during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Lyde
The name Lyde is believed to have originated from the Old English language, with roots dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period in the 5th to 11th centuries. It is thought to be a variant of the Old English name Leod, which means "people" or "nation." The name may have also been influenced by the Old English word "lyde," meaning "a course" or "a way."
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Lyde can be found in the Domesday Book, a great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The Domesday Book lists a person named Lyde holding lands in Somerset, England.
In the Middle Ages, the name Lyde was primarily used in England and other parts of the British Isles. It may have been associated with the town of Lydd in Kent, England, which was an important port during this period.
One notable historical figure with the name Lyde was Sir Lyde Browne (c. 1572-1628), an English politician and member of Parliament during the reign of James I. Another was Lyde Browne (1628-1681), an English Puritan minister and author who served as a chaplain during the English Civil War.
In the 17th century, the name Lyde was also found in colonial America. Lyde Banger (1619-1674) was an early settler in Massachusetts Bay Colony and a prominent merchant in Boston.
During the 18th century, Lyde Jeffries (c. 1707-1778) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Nova Scotia from 1749 to 1756.
In the 19th century, Lyde Cullen Sizer (1827-1890) was an American educator and writer who founded the Sizer School for Physically Feeble Children in Boston.
While the name Lyde has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a unique and historically significant name, particularly in England and other parts of the British Isles, where it has its deepest roots.
People
Lyde + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyde as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lyde: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyde?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lyde going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Lyde a common name?
We classify Lyde as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lyde most popular?
The single biggest year for Lyde was 1893, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lyde is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lyde in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lyde a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lyde in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lyde still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lyde in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lyde can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Lyde?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.