Lydia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning from Lydia, region in Asia Minor.
How Lydia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #80 |
| 2016 | #80 |
| 2017 | #85 |
| 2018 | #89 |
| 2019 | #94 |
| 2020 | #95 |
| 2021 | #89 |
| 2022 | #93 |
| 2023 | #97 |
| 2024 | #97 |
| 2025 | #92 |
Lydia by the numbers
In 2025, 317 babies in England and Wales were named Lydia. In the US, 3,318 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,638 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 320 American girls born that year was called Lydia.
Names that come from Lydia
Forms of Lydia in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lydia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lidiafrom lydia, a region in asia minor140 in the US (2017)
- Lyviafrom Livius; a form of Livia24 in the US (2017)
- Lydiahfrom Lydia; a form of Lydia15 in the US (2017)
- Lydafrom Lydia; a form of Lydia14 in the US (2017)
- Lydianfrom Lydia; of or relating to Lydia12 in the US (2017)
- Lydiefrom Lydia (woman of Lydia); French diminutive8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lydia
Names that are said the same way as Lydia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lidyafrom Lydia; a woman from Lydia12 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lydia
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