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Origin & history of Light1
Modern American roots
Light comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Illumination, brightness, clarity, enlightenment..
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How popular is Light?
2021
peak year
Light first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2008. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2021, 26 babies received the name (ranked #4082). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7529), with roughly 19 babies named Light each year. Light has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 221 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
26
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,082)
(ranked #4,082)
19
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
190
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
221
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Light2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
L3
I9
G7
H8
T2
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Light🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
💞
Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
🎭
Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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Names that combine with LightSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Light.
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