Given name & surname
Lyda
“woman from Lydia”·“a beautiful woman from Lydia”·“one who is glad; joyful; loved by all”
Lyda is a variant of Lydia. Interpretations include “woman from Lydia” (Greek) and “a beautiful woman from Lydia” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions. Lyda is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyda is a variant of Lydia. Interpretations include “woman from Lydia” (Greek) and “a beautiful woman from Lydia” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions. Lyda is a variant of Leta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is glad; joyful; loved by all.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lyda is a variant of Lydia. An origin associated with Lydia is Greek. Lyda is a variant of Leta. An origin associated with Leta is Latin.
Explained through its name family
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
Lyda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,978
- 5 boys · 4,973 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 145 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,336 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,336 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 145 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,686 as a first name in 2020; 1,897 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.
Lyda’s family of names
Lyda has a related form in Lydia. Lyda has a related form in Leta. In Greek usage, Lyda is a transliteration of Λύδα.
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lyda
- Lyda BorelliItalian actress (1887–1959)
- Lyda Robertiactress (1906-1938)
- Lyda SalmonovaCzech actress (1889-1968)
- Lyda ConleyWyandot-American lawyer
- Lyda GreenAmerican politician1938–2023
- Lyda Ann ThomasAmerican mayor (1936-2017)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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