Given name & surname
Lida
“woman from Lydia”·“a beautiful woman from Lydia”·“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”
Lida is a form of Lydia. Interpretations include “woman from Lydia” (Greek) and “a beautiful woman from Lydia” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions. Lida is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lida is a form of Lydia. Interpretations include “woman from Lydia” (Greek) and “a beautiful woman from Lydia” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions. Lida is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.” Lida connects to the Ludmila name family through Lidmila. One Slavic interpretation is “having the favor of the people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lida is a form of Lydia. An origin associated with Lydia is Greek. Lida is a variant of Leta. An origin associated with Leta is Latin. Lida connects to the Ludmila name family through Lidmila. An origin associated with Ludmila is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech use, Lida is used as a form of Lydia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,921
- 0 boys · 5,921 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 125 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,217 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,217 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 125 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,419 as a first name in 2020; 139 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lida’s family of names
Lida is an affectionate form of Lidmila. Lida shares a linguistic root with Lydia. Lida has a related form in Leta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lida
- Lida HeymannGerman feminist, editor (1868–1943)
- Lo LiehHong Kong actor (1939–2002)
- Lida AbdulAfghan-American video and performance artist (born 1973)
- Lida BarrettAmerican mathematician (1927-2021)
- Lida VoorheesAmerican tennis player (1864–1934)
- Lida MoserPhotographer (1920–2014)
- Lida MartinoliArgentine dancer (1914–1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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