How Many People Are Named Lige?
An estimated 254 people in the United States have the first name Lige. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Lige peaked in popularity in 1915 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lige as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lige paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Lige is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
254
About 1 in 1,349,427 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1915
30 births
Total Registered
1,280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lige
Lige is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,280 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lige as a male name
Ranked #11,494 in 2006
6 male births in 2006
Peak: 1915 (30 births)
Lige: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lige span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 215 babies were registered. Lige has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lige by Decade
How has Lige tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lige by State
Birth registrations for Lige span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky. The lowest are in Texas, Kentucky, Alabama. On average, about 18 Liges were registered per state.
Lige + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lige as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lige
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lige: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lige?
We estimate approximately 254 people named Lige are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,349,427 Americans share this first name.
Is Lige a common name?
Lige is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lige most popular?
Lige reached peak popularity in 1915, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lige is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lige a male name?
Lige is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lige Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lige Smith, Lige Johnson, Lige Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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