The first name Lida
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Lida, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 5 births (#4,012).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lida with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lida at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 11 girls born in the United States were named Lida, the 9,217th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 125 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Lida
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lida HeymannGerman feminist, editor (1868–1943)
- Lida AbdulAfghan-American video and performance artist (born 1973)
- Lida BarrettAmerican mathematician (1927-2021)
Questions
- How popular is the name Lida?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lida, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2010, with 5 births.
- Is Lida a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,921 US babies named Lida since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lida most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 125 babies were named Lida, its highest rank at 639th.