Lydia
Lydia is a female given name: 100% of people named Lydia are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
Lydia · Lýdia · Lydía
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Slovakia, Austria
- Also spelled
- Lýdia, Lydía
- US births since 1880
- 271 male / 163,869 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lydia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lydia," in English, "Guten Tag Lydia," in German. Lydia is a female given name: about 100% of people named Lydia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lydia,
German
Guten Tag Lydia,
French
Bonjour Lydia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lydia:
Chinese
Lydia您好：
Japanese
Lydia様
English
Hi Lydia,
German
Hi Lydia,
French
Salut Lydia,
Spanish
Hola Lydia,
Chinese
Lydia你好：
Japanese
Lydiaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Slovakia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
271 male · 163,869 female · 164,140 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lydia a male or female name?
Lydia is a female given name: 100% of people named Lydia are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Lydia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lydia," in English, "Guten Tag Lydia," in German. Lydia is a female given name: about 100% of people named Lydia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lydia a unisex name?
Lydia is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Lydia are men. Lydia leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Lydia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lydia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lydia,
title = {Is Lydia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lydia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}