Lyda
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning from Lydia; a form of Lydia.
Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lyda by the numbers
Lyda was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 145 babies in 1916, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Lydia
Like Lyda, each of these traces back to Lydia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lydiafrom Lydia, region in Asia Minor3,318 in the US (2017)
- Ledawoman from Lydia5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lydiahfrom Lydia; a form of Lydia15 in the US (2017)
- Lidyafrom Lydia; a woman from Lydia12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lydianfrom Lydia; of or relating to Lydia12 in the US (2017)
- Lydiannafrom Lydia (woman of Lydia); modern elaboration8 in the US (2017)
- Lydiefrom Lydia (woman of Lydia); French diminutive8 in the US (2017)
- Liddyfrom Lydia; woman of Lydia7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lyda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lyndapretty, beautiful; a form of Linda32 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lyda
Names that are said the same way as Lyda, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lidafrom Lydia; a form of Lydia3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lyda
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