Recorded 1959–1994 Girls' name Peak 1969 425 births

Lagina — girls' name

425 babies named Lagina in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s1391970s1311980s1031990s44
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lagina was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

28 babies were named Lagina in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lagina

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Lagina between 1959 and 1994, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lagina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lagina performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lagina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lagina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lagina 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 425 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.

Lagina at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

425

Since 1959

36 years of records

Peak year

1969

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1959

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lagina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1959

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1969)
28
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0102030 19941989198419791974196919641959 8

Lagina by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
139 births that decade — 33% of Lagina's all-time total
1950s81960s1391970s1311980s1031990s44

Lagina by state

Where Lagina concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lagina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Lagina's total US births 1.2%

5 of 425 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lagina?
425 babies have been named Lagina since 1959. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1969 with 28 births.
When was Lagina most popular?
Lagina was most popular in the 1960s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Lagina most popular?
The top states for the name Lagina are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lagina been used?
Lagina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 36 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lagina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lagena, Lagretta, Lagertha, Laguana, 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, 1959–1994 (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.