Girls' name · peaked in 1883
Lydia name popularity since 1925
158,118 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lydia. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Lydia is about 28 years old in 2026. Lydia peaked in 1883 as the #75 name for girls, and it ranked #92 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 158,118
- Named Lydia, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1883
- #75 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #92
- for girls in 2025 (2,692 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 157,855 girls · 263 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.84× its national share
Peak year is the year Lydia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lydia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2014. Measured as a share of all babies, Lydia peaked earlier, in 1883.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lydia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 4,203 | 17 | – |
| 1930s | 6,664 | 36 | #244 |
| 1940s | 9,188 | 27 | #224 |
| 1950s | 14,613 | 22 | #200 |
| 1960s | 11,709 | 28 | #263 |
| 1970s | 7,612 | 29 | #333 |
| 1980s | 11,071 | 51 | #212 |
| 1990s | 16,991 | 0 | #169 |
| 2000s | 26,412 | 29 | #119 |
| 2010s | 32,730 | 18 | #80 |
| 2020–25 | 16,662 | 6 | #92 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.4% of babies named Lydia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Lydia is most popular
The index compares Lydia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lydia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.84× | 2,457 |
| Alaska | 1.74× | 407 |
| New Mexico | 1.62× | 1,409 |
| Arizona | 1.41× | 2,867 |
| Idaho | 1.39× | 869 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lydia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lydia (this page) | 157,855 | 1883 |
| Lidia | 10,974 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lydia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lydia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lydia (1883).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data