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Lydia name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lydia ranks #92 in female records (2,692 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Lydia becoming more popular?

Lydia's reported female count increased by 14 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #97 to #92. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Lydia. That is not a count of zero.

Lydia in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LydiaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,6250201620252016: 3,625 female records2017: 3,341 female records2018: 3,213 female records2019: 3,015 female records2020: 2,804 female records2021: 2,935 female records2022: 2,818 female records2023: 2,735 female records2024: 2,678 female records2025: 2,692 female records2017: 7 male records2020: 6 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20252,69292——
20242,67897——
20232,73594——
20222,81893——
20212,93589——
20202,80495611,450
20193,01594——
20183,21389——
20173,34185710,362
20163,62580——

Questions about Lydia’s popularity

How common is Lydia in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Lydia ranks #92 in female records (2,692 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Lydia?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Lydia only.

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