US rank #1488 Girls' name Peak 2008 11,193 births

Lidia — #1488 US girls' name

11,193 babies named Lidia in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1488
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Lidia was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

243 babies were named Lidia in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lidia

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,193 babies named Lidia between 1888 and 2024, spanning 137 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lidia currently holds the #1488 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 243 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lidia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,977 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lidia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,851 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Lidia in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lidia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,193 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lidia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

11,193

Since 1888

137 years of records

Peak year

2008

243 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,488

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1888

Recorded for 137 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lidia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1888

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
243
Annual births at peak — across 137 years of records
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Lidia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,977 births that decade — 18% of Lidia's all-time total
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Lidia by state

Where Lidia concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lidia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,851 25.5%
#2 Texas
2,749 24.6%
#3 New York
593 5.3%
#4 Illinois
428 3.8%
#5 Florida
369 3.3%
#6 North Carolina
141 1.3%
#7 Georgia
140 1.3%
#8 New Jersey
102 0.9%
California share of Lidia's total US births 25.5%
Even split

2,851 of 11,193 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Lidia appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lidia?
11,193 babies have been named Lidia since 1888. It currently ranks #1488 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 243 births.
When was Lidia most popular?
Lidia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,977 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Lidia most popular?
The top states for the name Lidia are California (2,851 births), Texas (2,749 births), New York (593 births).
How long has the name Lidia been used?
Lidia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 137 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lidia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lida, Liddie, Lidya, Lidiya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.