Lydia

LID-ee-uh

Girl

Average rank #220 across 6 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English, German, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek

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.

How popular is Lydia?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#174

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#217

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#608

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#92

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#98

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#132

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

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