Lydia

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Lydia is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 184,572 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 184,295 as girls and 277 as boys. Lydia gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2014 and remains popular today. It is the #421 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,663
2023 2,729
2022 2,815
2021 2,931
2020 2,809
2019 3,014
2018 3,212
2017 3,346
2016 3,622
2015 3,512
2014 3,652
2013 3,266
2012 3,175
2011 3,090
2010 2,845
2009 2,830
2008 2,875
2007 2,772
2006 2,673
2005 2,790
2004 2,649
2003 2,645
2002 2,511
2001 2,364
2000 2,321
1999 2,189
1998 2,071
1997 1,937
1996 1,813
1995 1,759
1994 1,603
1993 1,420
1992 1,414
1991 1,378
1990 1,406
1989 1,267
1988 1,174
1987 1,220
1986 1,142
1985 1,220
1984 1,209
1983 1,029
1982 1,056
1981 940
1980 867
1979 808
1978 713
1977 765
1976 747
1975 676
1974 722
1973 677
1972 760
1971 845
1970 929
1969 807
1968 863
1967 877
1966 959
1965 1,086
1964 1,183
1963 1,296
1962 1,416
1961 1,574
1960 1,676
1959 1,566
1958 1,583
1957 1,627
1956 1,550
1955 1,585
1954 1,559
1953 1,560
1952 1,327
1951 1,150
1950 1,127
1949 1,241
1948 1,222
1947 1,050
1946 886
1945 856
1944 807
1943 871
1942 859
1941 692
1940 731
1939 685
1938 677
1937 696
1936 695
1935 679
1934 632
1933 668
1932 630
1931 646
1930 692
1929 750
1928 820
1927 883
1926 813
1925 954
1924 917
1923 966
1922 1,025
1921 1,052
1920 1,123
1919 1,059
1918 1,148
1917 1,180
1916 1,148
1915 1,086
1914 839
1913 759
1912 701
1911 568
1910 537
1909 503
1908 499
1907 512
1906 477
1905 518
1904 545
1903 502
1902 540
1901 507
1900 644
1899 566
1898 677
1897 642
1896 580
1895 656
1894 618
1893 598
1892 522
1891 507
1890 576
1889 496
1888 472
1887 448
1886 392
1885 404
1884 369
1883 378
1882 342
1881 299
1880 302