US rank #9031 Girls' name Peak 1996 496 births

Digna — #9031 US girls' name

496 babies named Digna in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s341960s651970s871980s871990s1262000s592010s202020s18
#9031
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Digna was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

24 babies were named Digna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Digna

The Social Security Administration has registered 496 babies named Digna between 1950 and 2024, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Digna currently holds the #9031 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Digna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Digna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Digna in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Digna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 496 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Digna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

496

Since 1950

75 years of records

Peak year

1996

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,031

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1950

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2024

Digna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1950

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
24
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
0510152025 202420041997199019831975196819591950 5

Digna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
126 births that decade — 25% of Digna's all-time total
1950s341960s651970s871980s871990s1262000s592010s202020s18

Digna by state

Where Digna concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Digna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
100 20.2%
#2 Florida
5 1.0%
New York share of Digna's total US births 20.2%
Even split

100 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Digna?
496 babies have been named Digna since 1950. It currently ranks #9031 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 24 births.
When was Digna most popular?
Digna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Digna most popular?
The top states for the name Digna are New York (100 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Digna been used?
Digna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 75 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Digna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Digiannia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.