“beautiful one, noble one”
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A given name in French, Spanish and 1 more
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French (France, Toulouse)
01 / Meaning & origin
Lydie is a feminine given name documented in French, Spanish and Danish.
Separate records with matching spellings: Lýdie (Czech)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 7 girls (rank 11932).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1900–2025 Spelling: LYDIE
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Source: Insee · Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
« VALEUR : fréquence arrondie au multiple de 5 le plus proche ». « La mise en place de cet arrondi, à partir de la diffusion de juillet 2025, est motivée par la variabilité de quelques unités d'une année à l'autre des fréquences et par la mise en œuvre des obligations relatives au secret statistique. » « En raison des arrondis, la somme des effectifs départementaux peut différer des effectifs régionaux ou nationaux. » Every observation is therefore valueStatus=rounded (verified: 0 rows with a count that is not a multiple of 5).
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 175 | 132 | rounded |
| 1901 | 200 | 128 | rounded |
| 1902 | 190 | 130 | rounded |
| 1903 | 205 | 125 | rounded |
| 1904 | 155 | 151 | rounded |
| 1905 | 200 | 131 | rounded |
| 1906 | 220 | 124 | rounded |
| 1907 | 205 | 132 | rounded |
| 1908 | 235 | 124 | rounded |
| 1909 | 240 | 121 | rounded |
| 1910 | 180 | 141 | rounded |
| 1911 | 220 | 128 | rounded |
| 1912 | 245 | 128 | rounded |
| 1913 | 275 | 120 | rounded |
| 1914 | 260 | 122 | rounded |
| 1915 | 160 | 131 | rounded |
| 1916 | 110 | 141 | rounded |
| 1917 | 130 | 128 | rounded |
| 1918 | 170 | 118 | rounded |
| 1919 | 155 | 133 | rounded |
| 1920 | 305 | 122 | rounded |
| 1921 | 230 | 137 | rounded |
| 1922 | 310 | 116 | rounded |
| 1923 | 325 | 114 | rounded |
| 1924 | 315 | 118 | rounded |
| 1925 | 360 | 113 | rounded |
| 1926 | 340 | 114 | rounded |
| 1927 | 235 | 132 | rounded |
| 1928 | 370 | 109 | rounded |
| 1929 | 375 | 108 | rounded |
| 1930 | 340 | 114 | rounded |
| 1931 | 400 | 104 | rounded |
| 1932 | 255 | 122 | rounded |
| 1933 | 350 | 106 | rounded |
| 1934 | 340 | 111 | rounded |
| 1935 | 350 | 107 | rounded |
| 1936 | 335 | 112 | rounded |
| 1937 | 390 | 107 | rounded |
| 1938 | 260 | 120 | rounded |
| 1939 | 315 | 115 | rounded |
| 1940 | 335 | 115 | rounded |
| 1941 | 310 | 114 | rounded |
| 1942 | 300 | 118 | rounded |
| 1943 | 345 | 112 | rounded |
| 1944 | 345 | 115 | rounded |
| 1945 | 325 | 120 | rounded |
| 1946 | 540 | 113 | rounded |
| 1947 | 620 | 108 | rounded |
| 1948 | 665 | 103 | rounded |
| 1949 | 565 | 113 | rounded |
| 1950 | 660 | 109 | rounded |
| 1951 | 695 | 105 | rounded |
| 1952 | 725 | 104 | rounded |
| 1953 | 785 | 96 | rounded |
| 1954 | 865 | 92 | rounded |
| 1955 | 895 | 87 | rounded |
| 1956 | 1,055 | 77 | rounded |
| 1957 | 1,145 | 72 | rounded |
| 1958 | 1,285 | 67 | rounded |
| 1959 | 1,370 | 67 | rounded |
| 1960 | 1,185 | 73 | rounded |
| 1961 | 1,415 | 64 | rounded |
| 1962 | 1,535 | 59 | rounded |
| 1963 | 1,560 | 58 | rounded |
| 1964 | 1,530 | 58 | rounded |
| 1965 | 1,495 | 55 | rounded |
| 1966 | 1,315 | 60 | rounded |
| 1967 | 1,365 | 56 | rounded |
| 1968 | 1,415 | 53 | rounded |
| 1969 | 1,480 | 52 | rounded |
| 1970 | 1,515 | 55 | rounded |
| 1971 | 1,510 | 55 | rounded |
| 1972 | 1,440 | 61 | rounded |
| 1973 | 1,375 | 59 | rounded |
| 1974 | 1,215 | 58 | rounded |
| 1975 | 1,050 | 70 | rounded |
| 1976 | 910 | 77 | rounded |
| 1977 | 1,010 | 77 | rounded |
| 1978 | 930 | 81 | rounded |
| 1979 | 980 | 83 | rounded |
| 1980 | 955 | 81 | rounded |
| 1981 | 1,005 | 79 | rounded |
| 1982 | 950 | 82 | rounded |
| 1983 | 905 | 77 | rounded |
| 1984 | 820 | 90 | rounded |
| 1985 | 750 | 95 | rounded |
| 1986 | 700 | 103 | rounded |
| 1987 | 635 | 108 | rounded |
| 1988 | 640 | 116 | rounded |
| 1989 | 545 | 128 | rounded |
| 1990 | 490 | 137 | rounded |
| 1991 | 425 | 158 | rounded |
| 1992 | 350 | 180 | rounded |
| 1993 | 315 | 187 | rounded |
| 1994 | 255 | 209 | rounded |
| 1995 | 265 | 211 | rounded |
| 1996 | 210 | 244 | rounded |
| 1997 | 195 | 259 | rounded |
| 1998 | 195 | 256 | rounded |
| 1999 | 170 | 294 | rounded |
| 2000 | 165 | 310 | rounded |
| 2001 | 165 | 319 | rounded |
| 2002 | 190 | 292 | rounded |
| 2003 | 145 | 374 | rounded |
| 2004 | 150 | 359 | rounded |
| 2005 | 150 | 368 | rounded |
| 2006 | 125 | 437 | rounded |
| 2007 | 110 | 505 | rounded |
| 2008 | 115 | 504 | rounded |
| 2009 | 75 | 692 | rounded |
| 2010 | 70 | 750 | rounded |
| 2011 | 65 | 807 | rounded |
| 2012 | 65 | 802 | rounded |
| 2013 | 70 | 782 | rounded |
| 2014 | 50 | 1,008 | rounded |
| 2015 | 45 | 1,050 | rounded |
| 2016 | 45 | 992 | rounded |
| 2017 | 40 | 1,114 | rounded |
| 2018 | 25 | 1,454 | rounded |
| 2019 | 35 | 1,198 | rounded |
| 2020 | 25 | 1,413 | rounded |
| 2021 | 20 | 1,790 | rounded |
| 2022 | 25 | 1,563 | rounded |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,555 | rounded |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,925 | rounded |
| 2025 | 25 | 1,314 | rounded |
Statistics count the spelling “LYDIE” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-07-16 · Retrieved 2026-10-14 · LO-2.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
French writer
Luxembourgish politician (born 1952)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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