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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Iowa#28 · 1 in 187
- Wyoming#31 · 1 in 101
- North Dakota#33 · 1 in 150
- Maine#34 · 1 in 156
- West Virginia#36 · 1 in 181
Best ever in a state: #11 in South Dakota, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #28 | 63 | 1 in 187 |
| Wyoming | #31 | 8 | 1 in 101 |
| North Dakota | #33 | 18 | 1 in 150 |
| Maine | #34 | 20 | 1 in 156 |
| Nebraska | #36 | 35 | 1 in 203 |
| West Virginia | #36 | 28 | 1 in 181 |
| Kentucky | #40 | 74 | 1 in 233 |
| Missouri | #41 | 94 | 1 in 259 |
| Kansas | #44 | 49 | 1 in 241 |
| Minnesota | #45 | 81 | 1 in 265 |
| Pennsylvania | #51 | 157 | 1 in 297 |
| Ohio | #52 | 147 | 1 in 322 |
| Montana | #55 | 14 | 1 in 202 |
| New Hampshire | #57 | 18 | 1 in 211 |
| Vermont | #57 | 7 | 1 in 139 |
| Indiana | #61 | 88 | 1 in 317 |
| Wisconsin | #67 | 64 | 1 in 317 |
| South Dakota | #68 | 13 | 1 in 235 |
| Michigan | #72 | 93 | 1 in 384 |
| Virginia | #73 | 84 | 1 in 402 |
| Oklahoma | #76 | 42 | 1 in 352 |
| Rhode Island | #78 | 10 | 1 in 245 |
| Idaho | #79 | 24 | 1 in 299 |
| Utah | #80 | 51 | 1 in 335 |
| Oregon | #81 | 37 | 1 in 353 |
| Alabama | #86 | 48 | 1 in 382 |
| Colorado | #89 | 56 | 1 in 417 |
| Mississippi | #89 | 24 | 1 in 371 |
| Georgia | #90 | 92 | 1 in 491 |
| Maryland | #90 | 46 | 1 in 434 |
| Tennessee | #93 | 78 | 1 in 411 |
| South Carolina | #97 | 43 | 1 in 425 |
| New Mexico | #100 | 13 | 1 in 359 |
| North Carolina | #105 | 93 | 1 in 500 |
| Washington | #112 | 56 | 1 in 515 |
| Massachusetts | #124 | 43 | 1 in 559 |
| Louisiana | #125 | 33 | 1 in 496 |
| Texas | #135 | 233 | 1 in 689 |
| Arkansas | #139 | 21 | 1 in 504 |
| Delaware | #140 | 6 | 1 in 376 |
| Connecticut | #150 | 20 | 1 in 575 |
| New York | #153 | 105 | 1 in 746 |
| Arizona | #154 | 41 | 1 in 688 |
| Illinois | #176 | 56 | 1 in 792 |
| Florida | #189 | 97 | 1 in 894 |
| Nevada | #196 | 13 | 1 in 708 |
| California | #274 | 121 | 1 in 1,337 |
| New Jersey | #312 | 26 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 3 spots since 2020 (#95 → #92)
- 12 spots since 2015 (#80 → #92)
- Biggest jump: 27 spots in 1979
- Biggest drop: 20 spots in 1963
Rise & fade · girls
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1883 at #75 (378 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 35 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1880–1899
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 297
- Highest: 1 in 297 girls born in 1883 were named Lydia (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 597 girls born in 2025 (0.17%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 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.
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