How Many People Are Named Lydia?
people named Lydia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,453 people in the US has this name
Based on 187,317 babies named Lydia in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
3,652 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king LYDOS. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. In the modern era the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Lydia (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lydia alive today is about 31 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lydia first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2014, to 3,652 babies. In 2025, 2,692 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lydia never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #75, in 1883, and it was in the top 100 in 35 years between 1880 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #92.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #92 |
| Best rank | #75 (1883) |
| Years in the top 100 | 35 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #90 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lydia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lydia were born in Texas than in any other state: about 12,199 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lydia was given 1.8 times as often in Alaska, 1.8 times in New Mexico and 1.7 times in North Dakota.
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