Lygia

Girl · recorded 1914–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1914best year

Most popular in 1914.

Last recorded in 1961. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Lygia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

05919141926193819491961

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 9 recorded years as a table
Lygia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19149
19529
19535
19546
19553
19573
19583
19593
19613

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lygia isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1961
7
Rank in 1961
#5,309
How rare
1 in 288,356 girls
Since 1914
76

Lygia was last recorded in 1961. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1914, at 9 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Lygia doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.