Lightning vs Lige

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

Name A

Lightning

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Name B

Lige

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Which name is more popular?

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

Births by Decade

Decade Lightning Lige
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 Lightning Lige
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, 2021–2022.

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