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The baby name Lydia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪdiə/ (LID-ee-ə); also commonly /ˈliːdiə/ (LEE-dee-ə).

Lydia is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: /ˈlɪdiə/ (LID-ee-ə); also commonly /ˈliːdiə/ (LEE-dee-ə)

What is the meaning of the name Lydia ?

The baby name Lydia is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪdiə/ (LID-ee-ə); also commonly /ˈliːdiə/ (LEE-dee-ə).

Lydia is Greek in Origin.

Lydia derives from the Greek name Lydía (Λυδία), literally “woman from Lydia,” the ancient kingdom in western Anatolia. As an ethnonym-turned-given name, it indicated origin rather than an attribute, though over time it gathered associations of refinement through the purple-dye trade attested at Thyatira. In the New Testament (Acts 16), Lydia of Thyatira, a dealer in purple cloth and the first recorded European convert to Christianity, anchored the name in Christian tradition.

Little used in medieval Western Europe, the name reappeared with Reformation-era naming from Scripture, gaining steady currency in 17th–18th‑century England and peaking in the 19th century; literary visibility includes Austen’s Lydia Bennet. International variants include Lidia (Italian, Spanish, Polish), Lidiya/Lidiia (Russian, Ukrainian), Lidija (South Slavic, Baltic), Lýdie (Czech), Lydie (French), and Lyda. Nicknames: Lyddie, Lyds, Dia.

Lydia has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named Lydia

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Lydia Hearst-Shaw Patty Hearst television actor ★★★★★

Lydia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
FJ Girls 0 #8 2 583
BI 0 #11 2 425
ET Girls 0 #13 4 372
NA Girls 0 #13 562 7,146
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
GH Girls 0 #18 1,754 6,973
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
NA 0 #21 13 2,537
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
BI Girls 0 #24 10 726
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
PR Girls 0 #32 207 3,171
BW Girls 0 #35 137 4,216
ID 0 #35 5 2,238
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
MT 0 #40 4 1,767
CM 0 #43 13 2,592
MO 0 #44 9 2,706
PR 0 #44 12 1,497
GH 0 #47 308 5,396
CY 0 #52 9 1,632
ID Girls 0 #54 45 3,319
CN 0 #60 26 3,857
New Zealand Girls 2004 #61 49 98
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
ZA Girls 0 #72 5,971 25,928
TW 0 #73 28 4,523
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
BN Girls 0 #87 20 5,459
GR Girls 0 #87 198 6,293
LT 0 #88 1 949
Norway Girls 2025 #90 38 453
JM 0 #90 4 3,714
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
Canada Girls 2024 #93 247 2,795
GR 0 #96 39 3,911
United States Girls 2024 #97 2,663 8,487
CY Girls 0 #102 20 3,755
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
PH 0 #107 4 5,607
Switzerland Girls 2024 #108 28 1,786
CN Girls 0 #111 375 8,829
KW 0 #115 7 5,216
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
NG Girls 0 #120 2,901 15,093
MT Girls 0 #121 31 3,773
Sweden Girls 2022 #123 59 1,568
TW Girls 0 #128 169 8,139
PA 0 #134 5 3,797
Austria Girls 0 #135 567 1,885
EE Girls 0 #136 7 1,888
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
LU Girls 0 #147 39 4,850
CR 0 #148 11 5,526
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
SG Girls 0 #155 723 18,916
Spain Girls 0 #164 3,846 5,561
AE 0 #165 13 10,220
Belgium Girls 2024 #166 20 424
Germany Girls 0 #168 2,160 4,949
SG 0 #171 102 11,010
Austria 0 #172 42 850
MO Girls 0 #174 78 7,056
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
JM Girls 0 #177 85 7,507
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
PH Girls 0 #180 239 13,098
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
AR 0 #188 6 2,915
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
NL Girls 0 #198 2,024 5,933
AO Girls 0 #199 11 4,575
DK 0 #200 7 5,198
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
NG 0 #201 64 5,926
BG Girls 0 #206 18 3,559
MY 0 #207 130 12,352
MY Girls 0 #209 1,639 24,821
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
PS 0 #221 6 5,692
HU Girls 0 #222 4 3,308
AL Girls 0 #225 3 4,141
NA Boys 0 #225 11 6,830
JP Girls 0 #228 18 6,592
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
HK Girls 0 #237 586 16,104
HK 0 #240 114 8,483
OM Girls 0 #242 156 15,987
CM Girls 0 #248 374 11,671
PT 0 #248 3 4,161
DZ 0 #249 2,887 20,130
QA Girls 0 #251 66 15,378
NL 0 #256 141 2,481
Spain 0 #257 215 2,326
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
DK Girls 0 #261 56 7,429
France Girls 2021 #267 144 3,185
KW Girls 0 #270 260 19,177
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
IL 0 #275 8 6,291
Germany 0 #277 167 2,542
SA 0 #278 18 10,560
HR Girls 0 #286 9 3,687
ZA 0 #287 161 14,421
JO Girls 0 #293 33 7,570
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
GH Boys 0 #302 44 8,138
KZ Girls 0 #311 10 5,862
CZ Girls 0 #319 23 5,378
EG 0 #319 83 6,387
AE Girls 0 #324 233 20,968
MU Girls 0 #325 27 8,539
PE 0 #325 5 6,350
SD Girls 0 #325 21 7,678
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
BR 0 #336 10 5,969
Finland Girls 2026 #342 818 3,895
Finland Girls 0 #350 42 1,368
PL Girls 0 #357 8 5,096
MX 0 #361 53 8,339
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
RU Girls 0 #377 125 11,913
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
UY Girls 0 #400 113 6,731
BO 0 #401 8 6,868
CR Girls 0 #407 126 11,342
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
PA Girls 0 #423 59 9,861
PT Girls 0 #425 27 7,952
CL 0 #430 5 6,867
EG Girls 0 #437 759 14,742
PS Girls 0 #451 73 10,981
CO 0 #469 12 7,768
IQ Girls 0 #478 27 11,303
GT Girls 0 #479 27 7,500
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
BH 0 #496 58 17,937
AR Girls 0 #498 102 8,289
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
IL Girls 0 #500 119 11,648
IR Girls 0 #509 22 8,334
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
LY 0 #524 12 12,703
CM Boys 0 #534 17 12,054
SA Girls 0 #545 413 25,931
LB 0 #548 111 13,263
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
BO Girls 0 #566 46 9,488
IN Girls 0 #586 46 13,121
MX Girls 0 #613 808 17,781
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
IT 0 #646 69 4,183
SY 0 #663 66 11,684
IT Girls 0 #666 1,149 9,415
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
TN 0 #766 64 13,765
CL Girls 0 #776 76 14,098
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
PE Girls 0 #788 157 14,861
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
BR Girls 0 #842 100 12,708
EG Boys 0 #877 10 15,035
United States Boys 2020 #893 6 7,187
NG Boys 0 #910 42 16,906
OM Boys 0 #911 8 17,948
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NL Boys 0 #940 12 5,873
CO Girls 0 #975 104 16,140
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
ZA Boys 0 #1,025 154 25,619
MX Boys 0 #1,027 7 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
MA 0 #1,084 45 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,093 19 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
TR 0 #1,157 55 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,462 10 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,600 15 28,008

Lydia is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Norway
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada

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People also ask about Lydia

Lydia is predominantly a girl's name.
Lydia is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /ˈlɪdiə/ (LID-ee-ə); also commonly /ˈliːdiə/ (LEE-dee-ə).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lidia, Lydie, Lidiya, Lidija, Lidya and Lida.
Across languages, Lydia has these equivalents: Lidia (Spanish, Italian, Polish), Lidiya (Russian, Ukrainian), Lidija (Serbian, Croatian, Slovene), Lydie (French), Lidya (alternative transliteration), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Lydia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Lydia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Lydia's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #295 in 2011 to #267 in 2021 in France.
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Lydia for their child, including Patty Hearst.