A 1880s favorite, climbing again.
Popularity of Liddie since 1880
Babies named Liddie per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1916, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Liddie's real moment was 1882.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 122 |
| 1890s | 194 |
| 1900s | 168 |
| 1910s | 241 |
| 1920s | 233 |
| 1930s | 136 |
| 1940s | 88 |
| 1950s | 67 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 8 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 5 |
Meaning & origin
Liddie is a 19th-century diminutive of Lydia that saw its peak use in 1882, when it ranked 219th in U.S. registrations. After a century of decline, the name disappeared from Social Security data altogether for several decades, but has slowly reemerged since 2022, aligning with a broader revival of vintage nicknames and 1880s-era names. Liddie's trajectory is rising slightly in the 2020s, though it remains well outside the top 1000. Its revival is part of a pattern of 'grandma chic' names rediscovered by modern parents.
Liddie is a pet form of Lydia, itself derived from the Greek name Lydia, meaning 'woman from Lydia', an ancient kingdom in Asia Minor. The name Lydia appears in the New Testament and has been used in English-speaking countries since the Protestant Reformation. Liddie emerged as a familiar diminutive in the 19th century, especially in the United States, where it was most popular in the 1880s.
Sibling names for Liddie
Names that share Liddie's style, for a brother or sister.
