Lydia name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Origin: Old Greek, Latin and Germanic

Usage: Assamese, English, Sindhi, German, Greek, Faroese, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: lih-dee-ah

Meaning: Woman from Lydia, Noble Kind, Midas and Croesus, Beauty, Happiness, Region of Asia Minor and Stem End from Lydia

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What does Lydia mean?
Variations of Lydia
Nicknames for Lydia
Middle Names for Lydia
How popular is Lydia?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Lydia
Famous People Named Lydia
Lists having Lydia

What does Lydia mean?

Originated from Germanic, Old Greek and Latin, Currently Modish and Widespread Lydia mainly bestowed upon both genders, Lydia means "Woman from Lydia, Noble Kind, Midas and Croesus, Beauty, Happiness, Region of Asia Minor or Of Lydia" is particulary used in Danish, Faroese, Norwegian, Swedish, Sindhi, Assamese, Finnish, English, Greek, Greenlandic, Icelandic and German.

Lydia is English cognate of Adelheid. Lydia is celebrated on August 3rd.

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How do I pronounce Lydia?

Two syllabled Lydia is most commonly pronounced as lih-dee-ah. There are multiple ways to say the baby name, i.e., l(y)-dia.

Variants of Lydia

Lida, Adelheid, Ledah, Leta, Lidia, Adalheidis, Adaliz, Adelais, Adela, Adelaide, Adalhaid, Adalheid, Lettie, Aleida

Nicknames for Lydia

You can playfully shorten given name Lydia with these possible

Names that rhyme with Lydia

How popular is the name Lydia?

Lydia is a popular in United States where over 167274 new-borns have been given the name since 1880. When at the peak of its usage in 1883, 3636 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 75th position.

Additionally, the moniker has been in the top 100 baby names 28 times Also, Lydia was a popular name in England and Wales. Over 16352 babies have been named Lydia since 1996.

At the peak of its usage in 1998, 1084 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 50th position. However after 23 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but still dominating the charts.

In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 50 baby names 2 times Also, a popular name in France having over 31395 recievers in 119 years of usage.

At its zenith in 1970, 1100 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 69th position. Additionally, the given name has been in the top 100 baby names 15 times

Lydia used to be a common name in Spain, first appeared in 2002 and over 870 babies have been given the name in 3 years.

At the peak of its usage in 2002,. After 3 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Lydia is a unique baby name in Ireland, it has been in use since 1971 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 1999, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 121 on girl names chart when 43 babies were named Lydia. Over 1103 babies in Ireland have been named Lydia. Also, in Netherlands, in just 3 years, it has made it to the top 400 names.

Recently in 2019, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 378 on girl names chart when 34 babies were named Lydia.

Lydia is an uncommon baby name in Switzerland, even after 21 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 300.

Over 392 babies in Switzerland have been named Lydia. In Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 but could not make beyond the top 500. Over 337 babies in Belgium have been named Lydia.

However things change on global perspective, Lydia is extremely popular in Nigeria where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Uganda, Philippines, Kenya and Germany. Also the baby name is popular in Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, Burundi, Madagascar, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Congo, England, Mexico, Rwanda, Cameroon, Brazil, DR Congo, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Indonesia, Argentina, Ethiopia, Canada, Mozambique, Algeria, Sudan, Papua New Guinea, Israel and Liberia.

At least, 1400000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our research.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	0	0	96	2716
2022	0	0	93	2794
2021	0	0	90	2908
2020	10563	6	95	2793
2019	0	0	93	3011
2018	0	0	89	3209
2017	9680	7	85	3336
2016	0	0	80	3618
2015	0	0	80	3506
2014	0	0	84	3646

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Facts

Lydia in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	0	56	5111	2673
	0	0	0	13512

What numbers say about Lydia?

No one is as kind these days and has the same heart as you do. In order to achieve something great and unseen so far, you have to rely on your talents, creativity, and intuition. If letter A is your capstone in your name, you are romantic by nature. However, you are also interested in action. You want an extraordinary life. And by focusing on something other than material will get you one. Change your attitude to change your life for the better.

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Middle names for Lydia

Here are some modern and loveable middle names we think go great with Lydia, we've got you covered with these modern and loveable middle names.

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Famous people named Lydia

Lydia Schenardi, French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-east of France
Lydia Mutsch, Luxembourgish politician serving since December 2013 as Minister of Health and Minister for Equal Opportunities
Lydia Stahl, Russian-born secret agent
Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner, Jewish Lithuanian-born German bacteriologist and physician
Lydia Fairchild, American woman who exhibits chimerism
Lydia Sokolova, English ballerina
Lydia Cheromei, Kenyan athlete born into a family of athletes
Lydia Shuleva, Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament
Lydia Longley, is known to many as "The First American Nun" after Helen A. McCarthy Sawyer of Groton
Lydia Davydova, Russian soprano
Lydia Tomkiw, American poet, singer, and songwriter, best
Lydia Cabrera, Cuban anthropologist
Lydia Kavina, Russian-British theremin player
Lydia Maria Child, American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Native American rights activist
Lydia Denker, Australian-based pop singer-songwriter
Lydia Lunch, American singer, poet, writer
Lydia Lopokova, Russian ballerina famous during the early 20th century
Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn, Hong Kong-born British businesswoman and former politician
Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet
Lydia Pinkham, inventor and marketer of a herbal-alcoholic "women's tonic" for menstrual and menopausal problems
Lydia Millet, Canadian-American novelist
Lydia Sigourney, American poet during the early and mid 19th century
Lydia Venieri, Greek artist,Bibliographie D'histoire de L'art
Lydia Litvyak, fighter pilot
Lydia Moss Bradley, wealthy bank president and philanthropist notable for her philanthropic works
Lydia Cacho, Mexican leftist journalist, feminist
Lydia Manon, American ice dancer
Lydia Chukovskaya, Soviet writer, poet, editor, publicist
Lydia, indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona
Lydia Katjita, former member of the National Assembly of Namibia and the Pan-African Parliament
Lydia Cornell, American actress best
Lydia Lassila, Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist
Lydia Davis, American writer noted for literary works of extreme brevity
Lydia Sargent, American feminist, writer, author, playwright
Lydia Wideman, retired cross-country skier
Lydia Becker, leader in the early British suffrage movement
Lydia Makhubu, retired Swazi chemist and former professor of chemistry
Lydia Hearst, American fashion model
Lydia Mendoza, American guitarist and singer of Tejano, conjunto
Lydia Mackay, American actress primarily
Lydia Pense, {{cite web
Lydia Zinovieva-Annibal, Russian prose writer and dramatist
Lydia R. Diamond, American playwright and professor
Lydia Yeamans Titus, Australian–born American singer, dancer
Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann, Israeli fencer
Lydia Polgreen, journalist
Lydia, Spanish pop singer
Lydia Greenway, English cricketer
Lydia Mei, Estonian artist
Lydia Field Emmet, American artist best
Lydia de Vega, retired athlete from the Philippines

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, https://www.ine.es/dyngs/INEbase/en/operacion.htm?c=Estadistica_C&cid=1254736177009&menu=resultados&idp=1254734710990#_tabs-1254736195498
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/

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