Ligia
Ligia is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ligia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ligia is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ligia
Ligia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 28 Ligias were born — ranking #3,170 that year. As of 2026, Ligia ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 702 Ligias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ligia
Ligia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 702 births in the dataset. Ligia's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #3,170. Use the chart and map above to compare Ligia'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 .
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