Throughout the world, ลิเดีย (Lidia 
, Lidiia 
, Lidea 
) is a widespread feminine first name. The forename ลิเดีย is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Argentina, where it is a common feminine name, Bolivia, where it is a common predominantly girly, but scarcely male name, and Nicaragua, where it is a common female name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil. Likewise, ลิเดีย is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lidia | Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Poland |
| Lidiia | Mexico, Brazil, Italy, United States, Spain |
| Lidea | Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Spain |
| ลิเดีย | Thailand |
ลิเดีย is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lidka Wiśniewska , character in Czterej pancerni i pies; Lidia , the operatic character in the opera Flora mirabilis; Cristiano's daughter; Lidia , the operatic character in the opera Banditenstreiche and Lidia Vasari , character in I misteri di Laura.