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GirlGreek#68 in 2025

Lydia

Lydia is a girls' name of Greek origin meaning “woman from Lydia, beautiful one.” It ranked #68 in the United States in 2025.

pronunciation

LID-ee-uh

meaning & origin

The name Lydia means “woman from Lydia, beautiful one.” It comes from the Greek language tradition.

From the ancient region of Lydia in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey), famous for its wealth and as the birthplace of coined money. In the New Testament, Lydia of Thyatira was the first recorded European Christian convert.

popularity over time

#82
2020
#78
2021
#74
2022
#71
2023
#68
2024
YearRank
2024#68
2023#71
2022#74
2021#78
2020#82

Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset

famous people named Lydia

  • Lydia Bennet (Pride and Prejudice character)
  • Lydia Davis (author)
  • Lydia Ko (golfer)

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