girl's name
Lydie
lee-DEE
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 63,797
Lydie names a kingdom, and that kingdom invented money — Lydia struck the world's first coins in the seventh century BC, and its last king Croesus is still a byword for wealth. The name records a place, not a quality.
- Lydie is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1963, when 1,560 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lydie over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 2,035 |
| 1910s | 1,920 |
| 1920s | 3,195 |
| 1930s | 3,350 |
| 1940s | 4,375 |
| 1950s | 9,500 |
| 1960s | 14,295 |
| 1970s | 11,935 |
| 1980s | 7,905 |
| 1990s | 2,870 |
| 2000s | 1,390 |
| 2010s | 510 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 130 |
What Lydie means
Lydie means a woman of Lydia. It is a regional byname rather than a description, so it records where someone came from and nothing about their character.
Where Lydie comes from
Lydie is the French form of Lydia, a kingdom in western Anatolia. The Lydians struck the first true coinage from electrum in the seventh century BC, and their last king Croesus was proverbially rich in Greek writing while he still lived. In Acts, Lydia of Thyatira is a dealer in purple cloth and the first European convert named in the text — purple dye being the most expensive commodity of the ancient Mediterranean.
Lydie in use
Lydie peaked in France in 1963, when 1,560 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 1379th in France on 25 births and 12128th in the United States on 7, across 63,797 lifetime births in two of the seven markets we track. Almost all of that volume is French; American use has never been more than incidental.
How popular is Lydie?
In 2025, Lydie was given to 25 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Lydie is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lydie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lydie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lydie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Lydie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Lydie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lydie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lydie
What does the name Lydie mean?
A woman of Lydia, a kingdom in western Anatolia.
Did Lydia invent money?
The Lydians struck the first true coins, from electrum, in the seventh century BC.
Who was Lydia in Acts?
A dealer in purple cloth and the first European convert named in the text.
How popular is Lydie?
1379th in France, down from a 1963 peak of 1,560 births.
Is Lydie a girl's or a boy's name?
Lydie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lydie?
Lydie has 2 syllables.
Is Lydie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lydie currently ranks #1,379 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.