Meaning of the nameLídia
- Female
- Greek origin
- Lí-di-a
- Biblical name
Lídia is a female name of Greek origin that means 'from Lydia', a region on the west coast of Asia Minor.
Meaning
“'from Lydia', a region of Asia Minor”
Source: Wiktionary: Lydia · Behind the Name: Lydia · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lídia
- People (2022)
- 76,317
- Rank in Brazil
- #404
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 88,259
- people
Lídia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lídia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (11,674 people).
75,949 women 368 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Lídia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lídia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.058%
- Santa Catarina 0.047%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.047%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.046%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.045%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 16,275 | 0.037% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 7,499 | 0.047% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,387 | 0.036% |
| Paraná | 6,671 | 0.058% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,883 | 0.045% |
| Bahia | 3,863 | 0.027% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,584 | 0.047% |
| Ceará | 3,073 | 0.035% |
| Pará | 2,959 | 0.036% |
| Pernambuco | 2,789 | 0.031% |
| Goiás | 2,388 | 0.034% |
| Maranhão | 2,001 | 0.030% |
| Amazonas | 1,526 | 0.039% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,326 | 0.035% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,307 | 0.036% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,273 | 0.046% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,209 | 0.043% |
| Piauí | 1,125 | 0.034% |
| Paraíba | 1,095 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,053 | 0.032% |
| Alagoas | 691 | 0.022% |
| Rondônia | 659 | 0.042% |
| Tocantins | 510 | 0.034% |
| Sergipe | 399 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 277 | 0.038% |
| Roraima | 251 | 0.039% |
| Acre | 244 | 0.029% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lídia
Lídia is a learned borrowing from Latin Lydia, which comes from Greek Λυδία (Ludía) and originally indicated someone from the region of Lydia, in Asia Minor. According to Behind the Name, the region took its name from Lydos, a legendary king. In the New Testament, Lídia is a woman converted to Christianity by the apostle Paul. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 76,317 people named Lídia, almost always women, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
The acute accent on the í marks the stressed syllable, and this is the most common spelling in the group.
Other spellings of Lídia
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Lídia | 76,317 |
| Lydia | 2,232 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lydia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Lydia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lídia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lídia (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Lídia
What does the name Lídia mean?
Lídia means “'from Lydia', a region of Asia Minor”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Lídia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 76,317 people with the first name Lídia, which ranks it number 404 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lídia a boy's or a girl's name?
Lídia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 75,949 women and 368 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lídia?
Lídia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lídia most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.058% of the state's population is named Lídia (6,671 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Lídia?
Lydia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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