Lidija is the Croatian/Serbian form of Lydia — from the Greek Lydía (referring to ancient Lydia in western Anatolia). A modern American baby name in the broader South Slavic-heritage aesthetic. Lidija in South Slavic tradition — one of the most-popular feminine names across Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and the broader South Slavic diaspora; ranked among the top-30 Croatian girls' names of recent decades; the foundational Slavic version of Lydia with deep medieval Orthodox and Catholic heritage. Lidija Bačić (born 1985) — iconic Croatian pop singer and TV personality; one of the most-recognized contemporary Croatian entertainment figures; *finalist on the Croatian Eurosong (1998 — child star) and Story Supertalent Hrvatska; over 5 albums released; brand ambassador for major Croatian fashion brands. Lidija Šentjurc — Slovenian historical figure. Lidija Andrijić — Serbian artist. Lidija Vukićević — Serbian actress. Lidija Krčmar — Croatian academic. Lidija Manić — modern Serbian-American figure. Lidija — also a popular feminine name across modern Macedonia and Bulgaria. Princess Lidija* — modern South Slavic heritage naming. The Lidija name reflects the broader 2020s American taste for distinctive South Slavic-heritage feminine names alongside Mila, Lana, Milena, and Lidija — names that center South Slavic cultural identity in modern American naming traditions.
Featured throughout South Slavic heritage.
Lidija does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.
In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Lidija reduce to 9, The Giver. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.