Lydia
LID-ee-uh
Average rank #220 across 6 of 7 countries
Etymology
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.
Popularity
How popular is Lydia?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#174
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#217
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#608
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#92
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#98
in 2024
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
#132
in 2025
Not in top rankings for: ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
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