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Globally, Lyde (Lyda , Lyde , 莱德 ) is quite a common epicene forename. The first name Lyde is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Colombia, where it is quite a rare girly name, and Panama, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, and Colombia. Much less frequently, Lyde is the last name as well as the forename.
Lyde is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lydia Bennet , the Pride and Prejudice character, Pride & Prejudice; Red Bird , the Rovio videogame character, The Angry Birds Movie 2; Red Forman , the character in That '70s Show; Lydia Rodarte-Quayle , the fictional character in the television drama series Breaking Bad and Lydia Lockwood , the fictional character from the television series Supergirl, and in many other works.