Recorded 1969–2018 Girls' name Peak 1980 65 births

Ligaya — girls' name

65 babies named Ligaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s341980s72000s62010s12
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Ligaya was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ligaya in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ligaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Ligaya between 1969 and 2018, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ligaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ligaya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ligaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ligaya 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 65 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.

Ligaya at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

65

Since 1969

50 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1969

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2018

Ligaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1969

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20182011200719801979197719761975197319711969 6

Ligaya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 52% of Ligaya's all-time total
1960s61970s341980s72000s62010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ligaya?
65 babies have been named Ligaya since 1969. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Ligaya most popular?
Ligaya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Ligaya been used?
Ligaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 50 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Ligaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ligia, Light, Ligita, Ligeia. 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, 1969–2018 (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.