Is Ligia a boy or girl name?

Ligia is a girl’s name. Of the 702 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ligia

Recorded 1918–2024 · United States

Ligia was most popular in 1985, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,983 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 702 people named Ligia.

Ligia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ligia’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ligia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ligia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 702 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ligia

Where Ligia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org