Lige vs Lightning

Side-by-side comparison of Lige and Lightning — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lige

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Name B

Lightning

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Lige Lightning
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,280 11
Peak Year 1915 2021
Peak Year Births 30 6
Peak Decade 1910ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 2021

Births by Decade

Decade Lige Lightning
1880ss 175 —
1890ss 159 —
1900ss 126 —
1910ss 215 —
1920ss 188 —
1930ss 130 —
1940ss 107 —
1950ss 82 —
1960ss 40 —
1970ss 21 —
1980ss 21 —
2000ss 16 —
2020ss — 11

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lige Lightning
2021 — 6
2022 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2006.

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