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Lida

Lida: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“of Lydia”
Origin
Greek
Say it
LYE-duh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a form of Leda or Lydia, most often as a shortened form of Lydia, the ancient place-name meaning 'woman from Lydia.' Its usage has occurred in several European languages.

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How popular is Lida?

20243.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lida in 202410

Peak year1882

Total US babies since 18805,910

Lida is steady now but far below its 1882 peak.

Names like Lida

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Lydiawoman from Lydia · Greek
  • Sophiawisdom · Greek
  • Sofiawisdom · Greek
  • Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
  • Zoelife · Greek
  • Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
  • Elenabright, shining light · Greek
  • Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Lida questions

What does the name Lida mean?

Lida means "of Lydia". It comes from Greek. Usually treated as a form of Leda or Lydia, most often as a shortened form of Lydia, the ancient place-name meaning 'woman from Lydia.' Its usage has occurred in several European languages.

Is Lida a boy or girl name?

Lida is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lida?

10 US babies were named Lida in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.

How do you pronounce Lida?

Lida is usually pronounced LYE-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.