Lidia is the Spanish, Italian and Polish form of Lydia and means "woman from Lydia", an ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor. In the Acts of the Apostles, Lydia of Thyatira is a seller of purple cloth and the first European convert of Saint Paul. Lidia has been a quiet constant in the United States, moving from number 1155 in 2000 to a peak of number 1077 in 2008 and number 1589 in 2025.