girl · greek and biblical
Lydia
say it lid-ee-uh
What Lydia means
- Greek and Biblical woman from Lydia, a region of Asia Minor New Testament and Christian saint: seller of purple cloth, Paul's first European convert
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 3 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 10 in Algeria (2020)
- no. 90 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 98 in the US (2024)
- no. 122 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 153 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 161 in Norway (2020)
- no. 167 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 196 in Scotland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1890.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
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Lydia in stories
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Lydia, the housecarl sworn to carry your burdens
- Pride and Prejudice: Lydia Bennet, the youngest Bennet sister who elopes with Wickham
- Pride and Prejudice: Lydia Bennet, the flirtatious youngest sister
- Beetlejuice: Lydia Deetz, the goth teenager