Ligaya

Meaning

joy, happiness (a native Tagalog word name, distinct from the many Spanish-derived Filipino names)

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ligaya has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Ligaya

Dalisay Mutya Hiraya Sumaya Anisa Amina

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Where Ligaya travels

Filipino · joy, happiness (old Tagalog word-name)

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