How Many People Are Named Lidya?
An estimated 393 people in the United States have the first name Lidya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Lidya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lidya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lidya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
393
About 1 in 872,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2024
23 births
Total Registered
400
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lidya
Lidya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 400 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lidya as a female name
Ranked #5,519 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (23 births)
Lidya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lidya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 121 babies were registered. While Lidya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lidya by Decade
How has Lidya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lidya by State
Lidya + Last Name Combinations
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Lidya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lidya?
We estimate approximately 393 people named Lidya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 872,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Lidya a common name?
Lidya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 400 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lidya most popular?
Lidya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lidya is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lidya a female name?
Lidya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lidya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lidya Smith, Lidya Johnson, Lidya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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