Lydia
#92 for girls in 2025, 2,692 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #10,605
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 378 births
- Debut · girls
- 302 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 35 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 187,039since 1880
Lydia over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #92 | 2,692 | — | |
| 2024 | #97 | 2,678 | — | |
| 2023 | #94 | 2,735 | — | |
| 2022 | #93 | 2,818 | — | |
| 2021 | #89 | 2,935 | — | |
| 2020 | #95 | 2,804 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #94 | 3,015 | — | |
| 2018 | #89 | 3,213 | — | |
| 2017 | #85 | 3,341 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #80 | 3,625 | — | |
| 2015 | #80 | 3,514 | — | |
| 2014 | #84 | 3,652 | — | |
| 2013 | #95 | 3,262 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #95 | 3,176 | — | |
| 2011 | #96 | 3,092 | — | |
| 2010 | #110 | 2,840 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #117 | 2,830 | — | |
| 2008 | #120 | 2,876 | — | |
| 2007 | #124 | 2,773 | — | |
| 2006 | #130 | 2,668 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #119 | 2,785 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #126 | 2,636 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | #127 | 2,647 | — | |
| 2002 | #137 | 2,512 | — | |
| 2001 | #140 | 2,364 | — | |
| 2000 | #146 | 2,321 | — | |
| 1999 | #148 | 2,189 | — | |
| 1998 | #153 | 2,071 | — | |
| 1997 | #160 | 1,937 | — | |
| 1996 | #173 | 1,813 | — | |
| 1995 | #169 | 1,759 | — | |
| 1994 | #188 | 1,603 | — | |
| 1993 | #206 | 1,421 | — | |
| 1992 | #201 | 1,414 | — | |
| 1991 | #214 | 1,378 | — | |
| 1990 | #204 | 1,406 | — | |
| 1989 | #217 | 1,262 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #221 | 1,174 | — | |
| 1987 | #219 | 1,209 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #229 | 1,129 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #212 | 1,220 | — | |
| 1984 | #217 | 1,201 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #239 | 1,023 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #240 | 1,051 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #265 | 940 | — | |
| 1980 | #287 | 862 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #296 | 803 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #323 | 708 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #311 | 765 | — | |
| 1976 | #307 | 747 | — | |
| 1975 | #333 | 669 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #316 | 722 | — | |
| 1973 | #329 | 677 | — | |
| 1972 | #319 | 753 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #314 | 844 | — | |
| 1970 | #307 | 924 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #320 | 807 | — | |
| 1968 | #300 | 863 | — | |
| 1967 | #289 | 877 | — | |
| 1966 | #273 | 954 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #263 | 1,079 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #258 | 1,183 | — | |
| 1963 | #246 | 1,291 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #226 | 1,412 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #214 | 1,573 | — | |
| 1960 | #205 | 1,670 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #210 | 1,561 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #207 | 1,577 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #206 | 1,621 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #206 | 1,545 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #200 | 1,585 | — | |
| 1954 | #197 | 1,560 | — | |
| 1953 | #201 | 1,560 | — | |
| 1952 | #213 | 1,327 | — | |
| 1951 | #225 | 1,150 | — | |
| 1950 | #223 | 1,127 | — | |
| 1949 | #214 | 1,241 | — | |
| 1948 | #209 | 1,222 | — | |
| 1947 | #230 | 1,050 | — | |
| 1946 | #239 | 886 | — | |
| 1945 | #224 | 856 | — | |
| 1944 | #233 | 807 | — | |
| 1943 | #228 | 864 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #225 | 854 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #247 | 682 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #234 | 726 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #238 | 680 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #242 | 677 | — | |
| 1937 | #237 | 687 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #237 | 688 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #244 | 669 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #248 | 632 | — | |
| 1933 | #237 | 668 | — | |
| 1932 | #246 | 630 | — | |
| 1931 | #235 | 646 | — | |
| 1930 | #233 | 687 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #223 | 745 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #219 | 815 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #217 | 876 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #223 | 813 | — | |
| 1925 | #207 | 954 | — | |
| 1924 | #214 | 912 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #204 | 966 | — | |
| 1922 | #199 | 1,025 | — | |
| 1921 | #197 | 1,052 | — | |
| 1920 | #185 | 1,118 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #186 | 1,059 | — | |
| 1918 | #179 | 1,148 | — | |
| 1917 | #169 | 1,180 | — | |
| 1916 | #168 | 1,148 | — | |
| 1915 | #169 | 1,086 | — | |
| 1914 | #168 | 839 | — | |
| 1913 | #154 | 759 | — | |
| 1912 | #152 | 701 | — | |
| 1911 | #142 | 568 | — | |
| 1910 | #152 | 537 | — | |
| 1909 | #142 | 503 | — | |
| 1908 | #140 | 499 | — | |
| 1907 | #130 | 512 | — | |
| 1906 | #132 | 477 | — | |
| 1905 | #123 | 518 | — | |
| 1904 | #112 | 545 | — | |
| 1903 | #116 | 502 | — | |
| 1902 | #112 | 535 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #103 | 507 | — | |
| 1900 | #104 | 644 | — | |
| 1899 | #97 | 566 | — | |
| 1898 | #88 | 677 | — | |
| 1897 | #83 | 642 | — | |
| 1896 | #91 | 580 | — | |
| 1895 | #85 | 656 | — | |
| 1894 | #85 | 618 | — | |
| 1893 | #81 | 598 | — | |
| 1892 | #93 | 522 | — | |
| 1891 | #86 | 507 | — | |
| 1890 | #78 | 576 | — | |
| 1889 | #83 | 496 | — | |
| 1888 | #85 | 472 | — | |
| 1887 | #76 | 448 | — | |
| 1886 | #87 | 392 | — | |
| 1885 | #77 | 404 | — | |
| 1884 | #80 | 369 | — | |
| 1883 | #75 | 378 | — | |
| 1882 | #76 | 342 | — | |
| 1881 | #77 | 299 | — | |
| 1880 | #77 | 302 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lydia was already there! It came in at #77, and was given to 302 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 450 girls a year got the name.
Where Lydia is popular in 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#32 · 1 in 197
- Maine#37 · 1 in 165
- Wisconsin#40 · 1 in 223
- Iowa#44 · 1 in 220
- Wyoming#46 · 1 in 133
Best ever in a state: #11 in South Dakota, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #32 | 96 | 1 in 197 |
| Maine | #37 | 26 | 1 in 165 |
| Wisconsin | #40 | 113 | 1 in 223 |
| Iowa | #44 | 64 | 1 in 220 |
| Minnesota | #46 | 109 | 1 in 246 |
| Wyoming | #46 | 10 | 1 in 133 |
| South Dakota | #49 | 17 | 1 in 187 |
| Idaho | #53 | 31 | 1 in 226 |
| New Hampshire | #58 | 20 | 1 in 225 |
| Alaska | #60 | 12 | 1 in 199 |
| West Virginia | #67 | 25 | 1 in 281 |
| Ohio | #68 | 178 | 1 in 322 |
| Kentucky | #69 | 61 | 1 in 333 |
| Indiana | #72 | 100 | 1 in 331 |
| Pennsylvania | #73 | 158 | 1 in 350 |
| Michigan | #77 | 128 | 1 in 369 |
| Missouri | #78 | 86 | 1 in 345 |
| North Dakota | #84 | 10 | 1 in 256 |
| Arkansas | #85 | 33 | 1 in 378 |
| Alabama | #87 | 52 | 1 in 392 |
| Virginia | #94 | 85 | 1 in 445 |
| Washington | #95 | 71 | 1 in 431 |
| Montana | #96 | 10 | 1 in 300 |
| Tennessee | #97 | 70 | 1 in 454 |
| Rhode Island | #102 | 11 | 1 in 322 |
| Nebraska | #109 | 20 | 1 in 421 |
| North Carolina | #110 | 91 | 1 in 518 |
| Kansas | #120 | 29 | 1 in 477 |
| Oregon | #121 | 33 | 1 in 500 |
| Oklahoma | #129 | 34 | 1 in 515 |
| South Carolina | #142 | 31 | 1 in 611 |
| Illinois | #148 | 100 | 1 in 681 |
| Georgia | #159 | 74 | 1 in 727 |
| Maryland | #161 | 37 | 1 in 680 |
| Colorado | #174 | 37 | 1 in 685 |
| Massachusetts | #177 | 36 | 1 in 790 |
| Connecticut | #178 | 18 | 1 in 764 |
| Delaware | #191 | 5 | 1 in 628 |
| Louisiana | #197 | 23 | 1 in 870 |
| New York | #208 | 86 | 1 in 1,122 |
| New Mexico | #214 | 11 | 1 in 766 |
| District of Columbia | #229 | 5 | 1 in 659 |
| Florida | #235 | 75 | 1 in 1,188 |
| New Jersey | #239 | 33 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Texas | #265 | 128 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Arizona | #270 | 31 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Mississippi | #294 | 11 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Nevada | #305 | 10 | 1 in 1,251 |
| California | #366 | 126 | 1 in 1,863 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lydia
- 5 spots since 2024 (#97 → #92)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#95 → #92)
- 12 spots since 2015 (#80 → #92)
- Biggest jump: 27 spots in 1979 (#323 → #296)
- Biggest drop: 20 spots in 1963 (#226 → #246)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #75 (378 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1880–1899
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 297 girls born in 1883 were named Lydia (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 597 girls born in 2025 (0.17%)
- 17.5% of all girls named Lydia (32,730) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,902 | #75 (1883) | #79 |
| 1890s | 5,942 | #78 (1890) | #87 |
| 1900s | 5,242 | #103 (1901) | #121 |
| 1910s | 9,025 | #142 (1911) | #164 |
| 1920s | 9,276 | #185 (1920) | #209 |
| 1930s | 6,664 | #233 (1930) | #240 |
| 1940s | 9,188 | #209 (1948) | #228 |
| 1950s | 14,613 | #197 (1954) | #209 |
| 1960s | 11,709 | #205 (1960) | #259 |
| 1970s | 7,612 | #296 (1979) | #316 |
| 1980s | 11,071 | #212 (1985) | #235 |
| 1990s | 16,991 | #148 (1999) | #182 |
| 2000s | 26,412 | #117 (2009) | #129 |
| 2010s | 32,730 | #80 (2016) | #91 |
| 2020s | 16,662 | #89 (2021) | #93 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lydia in 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 713 of them was named Lydia, which outranked 99.4% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 411,055 of them was named Lydia, which outranked 14.2% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,992 names at #12,055; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.