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Origin & history of Ligaya1
Tagalog roots
Ligaya comes from the Tagalog tradition, meaning Joy, happiness, delight, bliss..
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How popular is Ligaya?
1980
peak year
Ligaya first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1969. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1980, 7 babies received the name (ranked #8667). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #17101), with roughly 5 babies named Ligaya each year. In total, around 65 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
7
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #8,667)
(ranked #8,667)
5
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
50
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
65
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Ligaya1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
L3
I9
G7
A1
Y7
A1
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Ligaya🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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