Recorded 1914–1961 Girls' name Peak 1952 76 births

Lygia — girls' name

76 babies named Lygia in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71950s621960s7
1950s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Lygia was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lygia in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lygia

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Lygia between 1914 and 1961, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lygia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lygia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lygia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lygia 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 76 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.

Lygia at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

76

Since 1914

48 years of records

Peak year

1952

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1914

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1961

Lygia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1914

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1952)
16
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
5101520 196119591958195719551954195319521914 7

Lygia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
62 births that decade — 82% of Lygia's all-time total
1910s71950s621960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lygia?
76 babies have been named Lygia since 1914. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1952 with 16 births.
When was Lygia most popular?
Lygia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Lygia been used?
Lygia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 48 years of data through 1961.

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, 1914–1961 (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.