Lydie
Lydie is a female given name: 98% of people named Lydie are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- France, Luxembourg, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 299 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lydie
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lydie," in English, "Guten Tag Lydie," in German. Lydie is a female given name: about 98% of people named Lydie are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lydie,
German
Guten Tag Lydie,
French
Bonjour Lydie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lydie:
Chinese
Lydie您好：
Japanese
Lydie様
English
Hi Lydie,
German
Hi Lydie,
French
Salut Lydie,
Spanish
Hola Lydie,
Chinese
Lydie你好：
Japanese
Lydie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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 299 female · 299 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lydie a male or female name?
Lydie is a female given name: 98% of people named Lydie are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Lydie in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lydie," in English, "Guten Tag Lydie," in German. Lydie is a female given name: about 98% of people named Lydie are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lydie a unisex name?
Lydie is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Lydie are men. Lydie 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 Lydie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lydie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lydie,
title = {Is Lydie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lydie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}