Lydia - A unique female name
Lydia appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #150. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Lydia and more.
With that position 1 in 451 baby girls were given this name - making this a unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Lydia peaked in popularity 9 years ago in 2012 on position 95.
Famous with this name

Lydia Makrides

Lydia Lawson-Baird

Lydia Wilson
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Lydia is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Lydia is currently topping the baby name charts in Minnesota at position #25 - and is the least popular in California at position #260.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Lydia is where you live.
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Lydia origin and meaning
Lydia is a 5 letter name with 3 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Lydia, pop culture references for the name Lydia and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Lydia
We've found the following names that sound similar to Lydia, sorted by popularity.
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Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 95 |
2011 | 96 |
2010 | 110 |
2009 | 118 |
2008 | 120 |
2007 | 124 |
2006 | 130 |
2005 | 119 |
2004 | 126 |
2003 | 127 |
2002 | 136 |
2001 | 140 |
2000 | 149 |
1999 | 148 |
1998 | 153 |
1997 | 160 |
1996 | 175 |
1995 | 168 |
1994 | 184 |
1993 | 205 |
1992 | 204 |
1991 | 214 |
1990 | 203 |
1989 | 216 |
1988 | 224 |
1987 | 223 |
1986 | 229 |
1985 | 211 |
1984 | 217 |
1983 | 239 |
1982 | 241 |
1981 | 269 |
1980 | 286 |
1979 | 296 |
1978 | 327 |
1977 | 308 |
1976 | 307 |
1975 | 327 |
1974 | 314 |
1973 | 329 |
1972 | 320 |
1971 | 313 |
1970 | 308 |
1969 | 321 |
1968 | 302 |
1967 | 293 |
1966 | 275 |
1965 | 263 |
1964 | 259 |
1963 | 246 |
1962 | 228 |
1961 | 215 |
1960 | 209 |
1959 | 211 |
1958 | 207 |
1957 | 207 |
1956 | 208 |
1955 | 201 |
1954 | 199 |
1953 | 201 |
1952 | 212 |
1951 | 227 |
1950 | 223 |
1949 | 214 |
1948 | 209 |
1947 | 231 |
1946 | 240 |
1945 | 228 |
1944 | 233 |
1943 | 230 |
1942 | 231 |
1941 | 251 |
1940 | 237 |
1939 | 238 |
1938 | 243 |
1937 | 237 |
1936 | 237 |
1935 | 245 |
1934 | 249 |
1933 | 236 |
1932 | 245 |
1931 | 236 |
1930 | 234 |
1929 | 223 |
1928 | 219 |
1927 | 216 |
1926 | 221 |
1925 | 206 |
1924 | 215 |
1923 | 204 |
1922 | 196 |
1921 | 196 |
1920 | 184 |
1919 | 181 |
1918 | 179 |
1917 | 169 |
1916 | 166 |
1915 | 169 |
1914 | 166 |
1913 | 153 |
1912 | 151 |
1911 | 142 |
1910 | 150 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Minnesota | 25 |
Maine | 29 |
Utah | 29 |
South Dakota | 30 |
Wisconsin | 31 |
New Hampshire | 32 |
Iowa | 33 |
Kansas | 34 |
Idaho | 34 |
Indiana | 39 |
Pennsylvania | 42 |
Ohio | 43 |
Nebraska | 44 |
Missouri | 48 |
North Dakota | 53 |
Oklahoma | 54 |
West Virginia | 55 |
Kentucky | 64 |
Vermont | 67 |
Wyoming | 70 |
Virginia | 72 |
Illinois | 72 |
Michigan | 73 |
Tennessee | 74 |
Montana | 77 |
Alaska | 79 |
North Carolina | 79 |
Alabama | 80 |
Arkansas | 100 |
Colorado | 102 |
Rhode Island | 102 |
Massachusetts | 105 |
Georgia | 109 |
Mississippi | 118 |
Oregon | 120 |
Maryland | 124 |
Washington | 126 |
Delaware | 135 |
South Carolina | 139 |
Hawaii | 145 |
Connecticut | 149 |
New York | 161 |
Louisiana | 168 |
Florida | 173 |
New Mexico | 179 |
Nevada | 187 |
Arizona | 203 |
Texas | 205 |
New Jersey | 239 |
California | 260 |
Even more about Lydia
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