Lidia
Lidia is a feminine name. It is the Greek, Italian, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish transcription of the name Lydia.
- Polish
- Italian
- Spanish
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Lidia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lidia is a feminine name. It is the Greek, Italian, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish transcription of the name Lydia.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- Italian
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Georgian
- Old Church Slavic
- Portuguese
- Catalan
- Hungarian
The Story of Lidia
The earliest SSA record of Lidia as a baby girl name dates back to 1888, when 6 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 243 newborns named Lidia — #1,076 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Lidia ranks #1,524 for baby girls with 141 births, holding steady (+4%). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Lidia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lidia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Lidka
Notable people named Lidia
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Lidia Argondizzo (born 1960), Australian politician
- Lidia Bastianich (born 1947), American chef, author, television presenter and restaurateur
- Lidia Bobrova (born 1952), Russian film director
- Lidia Borda (born 1966), Argentinian tango singer
- Lidia Chmielnicka-Żmuda (1939–2002), Polish volleyball player
- Lidia Chojecka (born 1977), Polish middle distance runner
- Lidia Elsa Satragno (1935–2022), Argentine entertainer and politician
- Lidia Falcón (born 1935), Spanish politician and writer
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Names that sound like Lidia
Phonetically similar names — useful when Lidia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Lidia
Lidia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Lidia's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #788. Use the chart and map above to compare Lidia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.