Lidya
Meaning
“Ethiopian spelling of Lydia, the New Testament seller of purple”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lidya has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
547 people · the #12,563 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 26
Among people named Lidya living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 29 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lidya
Most people given the name Lidya in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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