girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Lidia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,589 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Lydia.

Rank 2025
#1,589
among girls · ↓102 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
132
named Lidia · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,176
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
243 babies
All-time total
11,326
#1,539 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Lidia popularity over time

11,326 babies have been named Lidia since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2008Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 12 1 – #1,213
1890s 22 2 +83% #1,371
1900s 28 3 +27% #1,574
1910s 145 15 +418% #1,397
1920s 429 43 +196% #942
1930s 518 52 +21% #794
1940s 563 56 +9% #990
1950s 708 71 +26% #1,047
1960s 830 83 +17% #1,021
1970s 969 97 +17% #1,094
1980s 1,097 110 +13% #1,167
1990s 1,690 169 +54% #998
2000s 1,977 198 +17% #1,077
2010s 1,561 156 -21% #1,211
2020s (to 2025) 777 130 -17% #1,487

Where Lidia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 134 0.08 outside top 500
2027 136 0.08 outside top 500
2028 137 0.09 outside top 500
2029 138 0.09 outside top 500
2030 140 0.09 outside top 500

Where Lidia is most popular

Girls named Lidia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.080 per 1,000. Strongest in North Carolina, Texas, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lidia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Carolina 32 0.141 +75%
Texas 100 0.124 +55%
Georgia 26 0.114 +43%
Florida 40 0.093 +17%
California 77 0.092 +14%
Alabama 7 0.075 -7%
Maryland 6 0.057 -29%
Illinois 12 0.052 -35%
Tennessee 8 0.050 -37%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -38%
Colorado 5 0.045 -44%
Ohio 10 0.042 -47%
Missouri 5 0.041 -48%
Indiana 5 0.036 -56%
New York 14 0.035 -56%
Virginia 5 0.029 -63%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lidia

Lidia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,589 in 2025 with 132 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 11,326 American babies have been named Lidia. Its peak came in 2008, when 243 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lidia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lidia?

The median living Lidia is about 29 years old; half are between 16 and 49. An estimated 9,800 people named Lidia are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lidia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 132 #1,589
2024 147 #1,487
2023 118 #1,745
2022 130 #1,633
2021 124 #1,678
2020 126 #1,648
2019 129 #1,644
2018 125 #1,674
2017 142 #1,549
2016 151 #1,509
2015 154 #1,490
2014 158 #1,444
2013 155 #1,448
2012 165 #1,403
2011 182 #1,296
2010 200 #1,211
2009 204 #1,224
2008 243 #1,077
2007 210 #1,201
2006 215 #1,141
2005 193 #1,190
2004 199 #1,148
2003 165 #1,268
2002 185 #1,127
2001 188 #1,125
2000 175 #1,155
1995 178 #1,025
1990 146 #1,178
1985 122 #1,169
1980 104 #1,255
1975 99 #1,170
1970 106 #1,114
1965 105 #1,021
1960 86 #1,176
1955 54 #1,365
1950 77 #1,047
1945 54 #1,071
1940 50 #1,016
1935 61 #887
1930 48 #1,067
1925 55 #1,013
1920 23 #1,784
1915 10 #2,814
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 6 #1,842
1895 7 #1,371
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Lidia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lidia Gueiler Tejada Lidia Gueiler Tejada President of Bolivia from 1979 to 1980 1921–2011 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Lidia Zamenhof Lidia Zamenhof Polish writer, translator, Esperantist and Holocaust victim 1904–1942 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Lidia Ruslanova Lidia Ruslanova Musical artist 1900–1973 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Lidia Isac Lidia Isac Moldovan singer b. 1993 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Lidia Șimon Lidia Șimon Romanian former distance runner b. 1973 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Lidia Kopania Lidia Kopania Musical artist b. 1978 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Lidia Wysocka Lidia Wysocka Polish actress (1916–2006) Contemporary
  8. 8 Lidia Valentín Lidia Valentín Spanish weightlifter (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lidia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lidia?

The median living Lidia is about 29 years old. Half of all living Lidias are between 16 and 49 years old.

How many people named Lidia are alive today?

An estimated 9,800 people named Lidia are alive in the United States, based on 11,326 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lidia mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Lydia.

How popular is the name Lidia in 2025?

Lidia ranked #1,589 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 132 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lidia?

11,326 babies have been named Lidia in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lidia most popular?

Lidia peaked in 2008, when 243 newborns received the name.

Is Lidia a boy or girl name?

Lidia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lidia rising or falling?

Lidia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lidia become more popular?

Lidia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 140 girls named Lidia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lidia?

Well-known people named Lidia include Lidia Gueiler Tejada (politician), Lidia Zamenhof (writer), Lidia Ruslanova (singer).

Names like Lidia

Names that sound and feel close to Lidia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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