How Many People Are Named Lydian?
An estimated 232 people in the United States have the first name Lydian. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Lydian peaked in popularity in 2013 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lydian 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 Lydian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
232
About 1 in 1,477,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2013
17 births
Total Registered
240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lydian
Lydian is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 240 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lydian as a female name
Ranked #10,723 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (17 births)
Lydian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lydian span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 116 babies were registered. While Lydian is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lydian by Decade
How has Lydian 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.
Lydian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lydian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lydian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lydian?
We estimate approximately 232 people named Lydian 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 1,477,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Lydian a common name?
Lydian is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lydian most popular?
Lydian reached peak popularity in 2013, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lydian is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lydian a female name?
Lydian is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lydian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lydian Smith, Lydian Johnson, Lydian 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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