Lidia
Lidia is a female given name: 98% of people named Lidia are women, and it is recorded as female in 20 of the 20 countries covered.
Lidia · Lídia
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Moldova, United States, Poland
- Also spelled
- Lídia
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 10,292 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lidia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lidia," in English, "Guten Tag Lidia," in German. Lidia is a female given name: about 98% of people named Lidia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lidia,
German
Guten Tag Lidia,
French
Bonjour Lidia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lidia:
Chinese
Lidia您好：
Japanese
Lidia様
English
Hi Lidia,
German
Hi Lidia,
French
Salut Lidia,
Spanish
Hola Lidia,
Chinese
Lidia你好：
Japanese
Lidia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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Poland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 20 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 10,292 female · 10,292 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lidia a male or female name?
Lidia is a female given name: 98% of people named Lidia are women, and it is recorded as female in 20 of the 20 countries covered.
How do I address Lidia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lidia," in English, "Guten Tag Lidia," in German. Lidia is a female given name: about 98% of people named Lidia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lidia a unisex name?
Lidia is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Lidia are men. Lidia 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 Lidia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lidia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lidia,
title = {Is Lidia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lidia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}