Fun Facts About the Name Lyda
- More than 4 thousand babies named Lyda: U.S. records list 4,978 babies given the name Lyda from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Lyda - about 1 boy for every 995 girls.
What Does the Name Lyda Mean?
Lyda is an English feminine given name used chiefly as a variant spelling of Lydia. It comes from the Greek Lydia (Λυδία), the feminine form of the name for Lydia, an ancient region in western Asia Minor in what is now Turkey. Its literal sense is "woman from Lydia" or "Lydian woman."
The place name is older than the personal name, and its deeper origin is not certain; it is generally described as pre-Greek or Anatolian rather than Greek. Ancient writers offered a traditional explanation instead of a linguistic one: Herodotus says the Lydians were named after Lydus, son of Atys, a legendary ancestor. That account explains the name through myth, not through the word's actual roots.
Lyda Name History & Origins
Lyda is a variant of the biblical and classical name Lydia. Lydia of Thyatira, a seller of purple cloth mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (16:14 - 15) and described as the first Christian convert in Europe, helped carry the name into Christian use, and it was later borne by several saints. In England the name was taken up by Puritans, who favored biblical names, and it remained in use through the 18th and 19th centuries.
The form Lyda is a respelled or shortened version that drops the final -ia of Lydia. It appears in English-speaking use, particularly in the United States, and its history is bound up with that of the parent name rather than with a separate root of its own.
How Popular is the Name Lyda?
Lyda recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1916. Its best rank was #242 in 1881.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,336 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #10,722 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,035 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #8,319 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #10,015 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,727 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #10,184 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #11,082 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #8,118 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #7,099 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #10,579 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,617 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #11,579 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #8,462 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #12,905 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #18,740 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,066 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #10,504 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #14,851 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #16,315 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #8,159 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #10,384 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #10,125 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #14,684 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #16,870 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,365 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,514 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #8,341 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #15,133 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #11,238 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #7,936 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #7,324 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #9,035 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #10,897 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #11,724 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #9,896 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,743 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #6,409 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #8,875 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #7,147 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #6,047 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #7,898 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #5,764 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #7,823 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #7,712 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #7,359 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #7,271 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #10,184 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #7,623 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #7,344 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #7,097 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #6,960 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #7,917 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #6,745 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #5,762 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #3,909 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #6,480 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #4,355 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,793 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #3,055 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1963 | #3,416 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #3,101 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #3,269 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #2,411 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1959 | #2,939 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1958 | #3,661 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,533 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1956 | #2,427 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1955 | #2,604 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1954 | #2,271 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1953 | #2,654 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1952 | #1,807 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1951 | #1,827 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1950 | #1,860 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1949 | #1,944 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1948 | #1,695 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1947 | #1,450 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1946 | #1,281 | 46 | 0.0029% |
| 1945 | #1,501 | 30 | 0.0023% |
| 1944 | #1,533 | 29 | 0.0022% |
| 1943 | #1,387 | 36 | 0.0026% |
| 1942 | #1,096 | 52 | 0.0038% |
| 1941 | #1,158 | 42 | 0.0035% |
| 1940 | #1,070 | 46 | 0.0040% |
| 1939 | #1,059 | 46 | 0.0042% |
| 1938 | #1,107 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1937 | #1,138 | 40 | 0.0038% |
| 1936 | #842 | 65 | 0.0062% |
| 1935 | #1,034 | 45 | 0.0043% |
| 1934 | #1,117 | 41 | 0.0039% |
| 1933 | #862 | 61 | 0.0061% |
| 1932 | #984 | 52 | 0.0049% |
| 1931 | #1,018 | 48 | 0.0045% |
| 1930 | #906 | 65 | 0.0058% |
| 1929 | #918 | 61 | 0.0055% |
| 1928 | #959 | 61 | 0.0053% |
| 1927 | #879 | 72 | 0.0060% |
| 1926 | #857 | 75 | 0.0063% |
| 1925 | #697 | 112 | 0.0092% |
| 1924 | #770 | 94 | 0.0075% |
| 1923 | #799 | 83 | 0.0069% |
| 1922 | #829 | 79 | 0.0066% |
| 1921 | #693 | 114 | 0.0092% |
| 1920 | #738 | 96 | 0.0080% |
| 1919 | #670 | 109 | 0.0096% |
| 1918 | #686 | 110 | 0.0095% |
| 1917 | #653 | 109 | 0.0101% |
| 1916 | #560 | 145 | 0.0139% |
| 1915 | #710 | 89 | 0.0090% |
| 1914 | #556 | 102 | 0.0134% |
| 1913 | #669 | 61 | 0.0098% |
| 1912 | #564 | 73 | 0.0131% |
| 1911 | #571 | 57 | 0.0136% |
| 1910 | #554 | 55 | 0.0139% |
| 1909 | #632 | 39 | 0.0112% |
| 1908 | #550 | 46 | 0.0138% |
| 1907 | #531 | 46 | 0.0144% |
| 1906 | #468 | 53 | 0.0179% |
| 1905 | #492 | 47 | 0.0161% |
| 1904 | #429 | 57 | 0.0207% |
| 1903 | #501 | 41 | 0.0157% |
| 1902 | #405 | 58 | 0.0220% |
| 1901 | #389 | 57 | 0.0238% |
| 1900 | #511 | 44 | 0.0147% |
| 1899 | #387 | 56 | 0.0240% |
| 1898 | #359 | 76 | 0.0294% |
| 1897 | #402 | 53 | 0.0226% |
| 1896 | #372 | 59 | 0.0248% |
| 1895 | #373 | 57 | 0.0244% |
| 1894 | #391 | 52 | 0.0233% |
| 1893 | #368 | 54 | 0.0254% |
| 1892 | #393 | 46 | 0.0217% |
| 1891 | #327 | 59 | 0.0318% |
| 1890 | #345 | 56 | 0.0294% |
| 1889 | #287 | 69 | 0.0387% |
| 1888 | #338 | 51 | 0.0286% |
| 1887 | #361 | 36 | 0.0247% |
| 1886 | #363 | 35 | 0.0242% |
| 1885 | #287 | 49 | 0.0368% |
| 1884 | #319 | 39 | 0.0302% |
| 1883 | #309 | 33 | 0.0294% |
| 1882 | #288 | 38 | 0.0352% |
| 1881 | #242 | 43 | 0.0468% |
| 1880 | #275 | 32 | 0.0352% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | #4,722 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lyda Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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