Lydia

LID-ee-uh

Girl

Average rank #218 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?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#158

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#217

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#608

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#92

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#98

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#132

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

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