Girls' name · since 1974
Ligeia
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 5 babies named Ligeia, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #67,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
5 girls have been named Ligeia since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ligeia recorded 5 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1974.
- #67,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ligeia ranks #67,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #67,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ligeia's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ligeia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1974
- Peak year (1974)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Ligeia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Ligeia's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ligeia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nearby Names Like Ligeia
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ligeia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1974–1974 (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 Ligeia 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.