Name profile

Nydia

Used by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel The Last Days of Pompeii.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈnɪd.i.ə/; Spanish /ˈni.ðja/
Usage languagesEnglish, Literature, Spanish
US rank (2024)#11,122

Meaning and history

Used by the British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower seller in his 1834 novel The Last Days of Pompeii, the name Nydia may have been based on Latin nidus, meaning “nest.”

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 52 births, rank #3,176
2007: 53 births, rank #3,214
2008: 52 births, rank #3,222
2009: 29 births, rank #4,931
20102010: 31 births, rank #4,608
2011: 30 births, rank #4,681
2012: 26 births, rank #5,253
2013: 16 births, rank #7,372
2014: 27 births, rank #5,025
20152015: 18 births, rank #6,721
2016: 21 births, rank #5,985
2017: 16 births, rank #7,092
2018: 11 births, rank #9,151
2019: 6 births, rank #13,799
20202020: 9 births, rank #10,250
2021: 10 births, rank #9,562
2022: 5 births, rank #15,306
2023: 5 births, rank #15,194
20242024: 8 births, rank #11,122

In 2024, 8 babies were recorded with the name Nydia, ranking #11,122 among girls.