Lidya
Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis.
Meaning & Origin of Lidya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis.
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The Story of Lidya
Lidya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 23 Lidyas were born — ranking #5,419 that year. As of 2026, Lidya ranks #5,802 for baby girls with 21 births, rising sharply (+49% over the past five years). In total, more than 441 Lidyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lidya
Lidya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 441 births in the dataset. Lidya's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,419. Use the chart and map above to compare Lidya'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 .
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