Boys' name · since 1880
Lige
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,280 babies named Lige, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,280
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lige is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,280 have been recorded since 1880.
Lige has 1,280 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2006.
- #4,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,280 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lige ranks #4,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,280 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,280
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lige's 1,280 recorded births place it above 90.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Lige's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lige's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lige popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2006
- Peak year (1915)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Lige by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (215 births, 17% of the file).
1910s was Lige's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lige births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
175 births
- 1890s
1890s
159 births
- 1900s
1900s
126 births
- 1910s
1910s
215 births
- 1920s
1920s
188 births
- 1930s
1930s
130 births
- 1940s
1940s
107 births
- 1950s 82
1950s
82 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 215 births (17% of all-time use).
How Lige compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lige's total volume
Lige by state
Where Lige concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 30 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 14 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
30 of 1,280 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lige's data
- Lige's decade-level peak was the 1910s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Liges (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lige: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1880–2006 (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 Lige 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.