Girls' name · since 1914
Lygia
Lygia has 76 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lygia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 76 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lygia has been recorded 76 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1961.
- #30,215 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lygia ranks #30,215 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #30,215 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lygia's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lygia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lygia's full recorded timeline at 1955, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lygia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1961
- Peak year (1952)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Lygia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (62 births, 82% of the file).
1950s was Lygia's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Lygia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 62 births (82% of all-time use).
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- Lygia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lygia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1914–1961 (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 Lygia 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.