Lydia
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About Lydia
The name Lydia is currently ranked #92 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #75 in 1883. The name is most popular in South Dakota, Maine, and North Dakota. Lydia is occasionally used for boys in 2020.
As of September 2026, Lydia ranked #92 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #75 in 1883, Nameberry popularity #68.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #84 | 3,652 | 2,044.4 |
| 2015 | #80 | 3,512 | 1,967.4 |
| 2016 | #80 | 3,622 | 2,044 |
| 2017 | #85 | 3,339 | 1,934 |
| 2018 | #89 | 3,212 | 1,888.2 |
| 2019 | #94 | 3,014 | 1,795.8 |
| 2020 | #95 | 2,803 | 1,733.9 |
| 2021 | #89 | 2,931 | 1,786.3 |
| 2022 | #93 | 2,815 | 1,716.3 |
| 2023 | #95 | 2,729 | 1,700.8 |
| 2024 | #97 | 2,663 | 1,643.6 |
| 2025 | #92 | 2,692 | 1,674.9 |
World rankings
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Lydia in pop culture
- Lydia
a housecarl of Whiterun and follower/companion in the video game Skyrim by Bethesda.
- Countess Lydia Ivanovna
character in Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"
- Lydia Macmillan
main character in 1941 movie "Lydia"
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character in movie "Beetlejuice"
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character in Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice
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character in Gerald N. Lund's The Work and the Glory
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character on TV's "Teen Wolf"
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Character on Freeform's 'Shadowhunters'
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character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
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character in "The Popularity Papers"
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eldest daughter in movie "Mrs Doubtfire"
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daugther to Nathan and Haley on TV's "One Tree Hill"
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character on TV's "American Gothic"
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villain in animated film "Barbie; the Diamond Castle"
- Lydia Amelia Pierce
main character in the Dear America book "Like the Willow Tree
- Lydia Pieman
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Lydia Copperbottom
character in the movie "Robots"
- Lydia Hall
character on ABC's "Quantico"
- "Lydia the Tattooed Lady"
popular song by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
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song by Highly Suspect
- Lydia Boyle
character in video game "Dishonored"
- Lydia Frye
character in video game"Assassin's Creed Syndicate"
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character in Netflix's original series "One Day at a Time"
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- Aunt Lydia
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Variations & nicknames
- LidijaRussian
- LidaRussian
- LydieRussian
- LidiyaRussian
- LidiaRussian