Girl · Name family
Lydia
492,166births recorded
22Countries
8Variants
1927Peak · Argentina
#63Poland 2025
Lydia is a girl name family recorded 492,166 times in 22 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Poland (#63 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1927, at 797.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Lidia (Argentina, Poland, Spain), Lydie (France).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Lydia
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia | English | 187,317 | 🇺🇸 United States | #92 | 1890 | ▼ 14 % |
| Lydia | English | 32,235 | 🇫🇷 France | #473 | 1970 | ▼ 6 % |
| Lydia | English | 18,670 | 🏴 England & Wales | #158 | 1999 | ▼ 29 % |
| Lydia | English | 5,414 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1926 | – |
| Lydia | English | 3,925 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #109 | 2019 | ▶ 2 % |
| Lydia | English | 3,349 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #217 | 1997 | ▼ 44 % |
| Lidia | Spanish | 125,849 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1035 | 1944 | ▼ 48 % |
| Lidia | Spanish | 11,326 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1587 | 2008 | ▼ 4 % |
| Lidia | Spanish | 10,211 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #63 | 2025 | ▲ 40 % |
| Lidia | Spanish | 7,497 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2002 | – |
| Lidia | Spanish | 2,350 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #332 | 1997 | ▼ 55 % |
| Lidia | Spanish | 2,235 | 🇫🇷 France | #2411 | 1971 | ▼ 37 % |
| Lydie | French | 63,410 | 🇫🇷 France | #1314 | 1962 | ▼ 30 % |
| Lydie | French | 337 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 1895 | new |
| Lydie | French | 261 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1995 | – |
| Lydie | French | 56 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1013 | 2003 | new |
| Lydie | French | 15 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2006 | – |
| Lidiya | Kazakh | 2,642 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #660 | 1990 | ▼ 42 % |
| Lidiya | Kazakh | 134 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2007 | – |
| Lidya | French | 412 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8362 | 2024 | ▼ 27 % |
| Lidya | French | 356 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1931 | – |
| Lidya | French | 210 | 🇫🇷 France | #3905 | 2014 | ▲ 27 % |
| Lidya | French | 100 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #720 | 2023 | new |
| Lidya | French | 86 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2277 | 2025 | new |
| Lidya | French | 70 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #699 | 2018 | ▲ 67 % |
| Liddie | English | 1,286 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1894 | – |
| Lydiah | English | 313 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2013 | ▼ 58 % |
| Lidie | French | 215 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1914 | – |
| Lidie | French | 91 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1880 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Lydia ↔ Lydie — verified against linguistic sources
- Lydia ↔ Lidia — spelling variant
- Lydia ↔ Lidiya — spelling variant
- Lydia ↔ Lidya — spelling variant
- Lydia ↔ Lydiah — spelling variant
- Lydie ↔ Liddie — spelling variant
- Lydie ↔ Lidie — spelling variant
Questions about Lydia
How popular is the name Lydia?
In 2025 it ranked #63 in Poland. Official registers record 492,166 births across 22 countries.
What is Lydia in other languages?
Lidia (Spanish); Lydie (French); Lidiya (Kazakh); Lidya (French); Liddie (English); Lydiah (English); Lidie (French).
When was Lydia most popular?
It peaked in Argentina in 1927, at 797.7 births per 100,000.
Is Lydia a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Lydia is a girl name.