Given name & surname
Liddy
“woman from Lydia”·“a beautiful woman from Lydia”
Liddy is a variant of Lydia. Interpretations include “woman from Lydia” (Greek) and “a beautiful woman from Lydia” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Liddy is a variant of Lydia. Interpretations include “woman from Lydia” (Greek) and “a beautiful woman from Lydia” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Liddy is a variant of Lydia. An origin associated with Lydia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Liddy is an affectionate form of Lydia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Liddy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 84
- 0 boys · 84 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 192 as a first name in 2020; 1,070 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.
Liddy’s family of names
In English usage, Liddy is a diminutive of Lydia. In English usage, Liddy is an affectionate form of Lydia. Liddy has a related form in Lydia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Liddy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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