Girls' name · since 1969
Ligaya
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Ligaya, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
65 girls have been named Ligaya since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ligaya has been recorded 65 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2018.
- #31,965 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 65 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ligaya ranks #31,965 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 65
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ligaya's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ligaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ligaya splits its recorded history at 1977: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ligaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2018
- Peak year (1980)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ligaya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Ligaya's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Ligaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Ligaya's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ligaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ligaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.