How Many People Are Named Ligia?
An estimated 625 people in the United States have the first name Ligia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Ligia peaked in popularity in 1985 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ligia 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 Ligia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
625
About 1 in 548,407 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1985
28 births
Total Registered
702
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ligia
Ligia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 702 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ligia as a female name
Ranked #14,461 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (28 births)
Ligia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ligia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 185 babies were registered. Ligia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ligia by Decade
How has Ligia 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.
Ligia by State
Ligia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ligia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ligia
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Ligia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ligia?
We estimate approximately 625 people named Ligia 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 548,407 Americans share this first name.
Is Ligia a common name?
Ligia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 702 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ligia most popular?
Ligia reached peak popularity in 1985, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ligia is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ligia a female name?
Ligia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ligia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ligia Smith, Ligia Johnson, Ligia 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me