Female name
Lydia
18,670 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1999. Expression number: 6.
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía, “the region of Lydia”), from λυδία (ludía, “beautiful one, noble one”), a feminine form of Λυδός (Ludós) (Lydus, from λυδός (ludós) (lydus)). The region of Lydia is said to be named for a king Λυδός (Ludós) (Lydus, from λυδός (ludós) (lydus)); the given name Lydia originally indicated ancestry or residence in the region of Lydia.From Wiktionary, entry “Lydia”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1999: 1,084 births. 18,670 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 50th among girls' names in 1998. It is still given: 1,577 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2014: 3,652 births. 187,317 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1950s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 75th among girls' names in 1883. It is still given: 13,858 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1988: 43 births. 1,194 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1980s to the 2020s. It really came into use around 1979. It is still given: 70 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 32,235 | 1900–2025 | 69th in 1970 |
| Switzerland | 4,166* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 3,345 | 1980–2025 | 56th in 1995 |
| Austria | 1,246 | 1984–2025 | 99th in 1986 |
| Berlin | 169 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 7 + 4 + 9 + 1 = 24 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
7 + 9 + 1 = 17 → 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 4 = 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 5, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.