Nida
Nida is a unisex given name and a surname. In Arabic it means call, sound, and voice and is used as a feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Nida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nida is a unisex given name and a surname. In Arabic it means call, sound, and voice and is used as a feminine given name.
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The Story of Nida
Nida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1905, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 38 Nidas were born — ranking #3,022 that year. As of 2026, Nida ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 1K Nidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nida
Nida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1905 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Nida's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #3,022. Use the chart and map above to compare Nida's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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