Boy · #10,659 in 2026

Lige

Name: Popularity of the name Lige in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Lige, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Lige is a given name. Notable people with this name include:Lige Clarke (1942–1975), American LGBT activist, journalist and author Lige Conley (1897–1937), American actor of the silent era Lige Gardner (1846–1901), Texas gunfighter sketched in the book titled Pages from a Worker's Life by William Z Lige (理格), Chinese name of Teodorico Pedrini, Italian priest and musician

Current Rank

#10,659

Peak Rank

#1,181 (1915)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1880

First Year

2006

Last Year

1915

Peak Year

#1181

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Lige

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Lige

American parents first put Lige on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 15 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 30 Liges were born — ranking #1,181 that year. Lige last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Lige

Phonetically similar names — useful when Lige is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Lij
Ledge
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Luge
Liege
Lege
Loge
Lage
Lidge
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Laj
Lodg

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lige

What does the name Lige mean?

How popular is Lige in 2026?

In 2026, Lige ranks #10,659 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Lige most popular?

Lige reached its peak popularity in 1915, ranking #1,181 that year with 30 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Lige most popular?

Lige has historically been most popular in Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Lige.

Is Lige a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Lige is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.

What names go well with Lige?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Lige include Perley, Irvine, Glover. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Lige

Lige is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Lige's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,181. Use the chart and map above to compare Lige's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.