Recorded 1968–1990 Girls' name Peak 1968 16 births

Lagenia — girls' name

16 babies named Lagenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s51990s5
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Lagenia was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lagenia in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lagenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Lagenia between 1968 and 1990, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lagenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lagenia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lagenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lagenia 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 16 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.

Lagenia at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

16

Since 1968

23 years of records

Peak year

1968

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1968

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1990

Lagenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1968

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1968)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 199019771968 6

Lagenia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
6 births that decade — 38% of Lagenia's all-time total
1960s61970s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lagenia?
16 babies have been named Lagenia since 1968. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1968 with 6 births.
When was Lagenia most popular?
Lagenia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Lagenia been used?
Lagenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 23 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lagenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lagina, Lagena, Lagretta, Lagertha, and 4 more. 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, 1968–1990 (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.