Trend of the Popularity of Lydia as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,692 female babies that were named Lydia in the US, which was 0.17% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Lydia peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2014 with a count of 3,652 babies, which was 0.20% of the total female babies born in the US in 2014.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Lydia, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Lydia.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Lydia in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Lydia in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Lydia from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Lydia as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	862	0.05
1981	940	0.06
1982	1051	0.06
1983	1023	0.06
1984	1201	0.07
1985	1220	0.07
1986	1129	0.07
1987	1209	0.07
1988	1174	0.07
1989	1262	0.07
1990	1406	0.07
1991	1378	0.07
1992	1414	0.08
1993	1421	0.08
1994	1603	0.09
1995	1759	0.10
1996	1813	0.10
1997	1937	0.11
1998	2071	0.12
1999	2189	0.12
2000	2321	0.13
2001	2364	0.13
2002	2512	0.14
2003	2647	0.14
2004	2636	0.14
2005	2785	0.15
2006	2668	0.14
2007	2773	0.14
2008	2876	0.15
2009	2830	0.15
2010	2840	0.16
2011	3092	0.18
2012	3176	0.18
2013	3262	0.19
2014	3652	0.20
2015	3514	0.20
2016	3625	0.21
2017	3341	0.19
2018	3213	0.19
2019	3015	0.18
2020	2804	0.17
2021	2935	0.18
2022	2818	0.17
2023	2735	0.17
2024	2678	0.17
2025	2692	0.17