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Lydia

Girl

Meaning of Lydia: Greek: 'woman from Lydia'

Lydia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a timeless pick that has stayed popular for over a century — 97th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 174th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#97

2,692 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#174

287 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

187,317

First recorded 1880 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: classic

Popularity over time

1981: 940 babies1982: 1,056 babies1983: 1,028 babies1984: 1,209 babies1985: 1,220 babies1986: 1,142 babies1987: 1,219 babies1988: 1,174 babies1989: 1,267 babies1990: 1,406 babies19901991: 1,378 babies1992: 1,414 babies1993: 1,421 babies1994: 1,603 babies1995: 1,759 babies1996: 1,813 babies1997: 1,937 babies1998: 2,071 babies1999: 2,189 babies2000: 2,321 babies20002001: 2,364 babies2002: 2,512 babies2003: 2,647 babies2004: 2,652 babies2005: 2,793 babies2006: 2,673 babies2007: 2,773 babies2008: 2,876 babies2009: 2,830 babies2010: 2,846 babies20102011: 3,092 babies2012: 3,176 babies2013: 3,267 babies2014: 3,652 babies2015: 3,514 babies2016: 3,625 babies2017: 3,348 babies2018: 3,213 babies2019: 3,015 babies2020: 2,810 babies20202021: 2,935 babies2022: 2,818 babies2023: 2,735 babies2024: 2,678 babies2025: 2,692 babies
US babies named Lydia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,652.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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