Lydia is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lydia means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lydia across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lydia has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lydia is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “woman from Lydia”. an ancient region in Asia Minor.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 187,317 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 18,312 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 547 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 612 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 1,194 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 335 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lydia per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (3,652/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1999 (1,084/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1988 (43/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2008 (33/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (27/yr).
Lydia has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #196 nationally (given to 4,306 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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