Meaning of the nameLídio
- Male
- Latin origin
- Lí-di-o
Lídio is a masculine name of Latin origin, identical to the Portuguese word lídio, which means 'relating to Lydia', an ancient region of Asia Minor.
Meaning
“relating to Lydia, an ancient region of Asia Minor; native of Lydia”
Source: Priberam: lídio
- People (2022)
- 5,774
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,472
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,803
- people
Lídio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lídio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,380 people).
25 women 5,749 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 Lídio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lídio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.009%
- Bahia 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,064 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 873 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 654 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 454 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 432 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 409 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 234 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 234 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 214 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 148 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 138 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 122 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 121 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 113 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 100 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 81 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 62 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 46 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 40 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lídio
Lídio coincides with the Portuguese word lídio, which Priberam defines as 'relating to Lydia', an ancient region of Asia Minor, and also as 'native or inhabitant of Lydia', from Latin lydius. The name Lídia, in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), comes from Greek Lydía, 'of Lydia'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,774 people named Lidio, with a median age of 61. The name is almost always male and appears mostly among people born up to the 1960s.
Sources
- Priberam: lídio · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lídia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: lídio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Lídio
What does the name Lídio mean?
Lídio means “relating to Lydia, an ancient region of Asia Minor; native of Lydia”, according to Priberam.
How many people are named Lídio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,774 people with the first name Lídio, which ranks it number 2,472 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Lídio a boy's or a girl's name?
Lídio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 5,749 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lídio?
Lídio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lídio most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Lídio (234 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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