Lydia

“from Lydia”

Girl’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Lydia

Lydia means “from Lydia” and is of Greek origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1970.
Over recent years, Lydia has been stable (−1.5% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lydia every 26 schools, all spellings combined.

Lydia ranks 90^th in Northern Ireland, 99^th in United States and 119^th in Ontario (Canada), against 508^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
90^th girls’ name68 babies in 3 years1 girl in 331+5.9% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
143^rd girls’ name83 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5060% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
137^th girls’ name67 babies in 3 years1 girl in 593−3.9% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
99^th girls’ name8,105 babies in 3 years1 girl in 596−1.5% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
119^th girls’ name257 babies in 3 years1 girl in 601−1.2% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
166^th girls’ name924 babies in 3 years1 girl in 831−2.4% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
196^th girls’ name61 babies in 3 years1 girl in 892+4.3% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
421^st girls’ name26 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,494

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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