Libby
- #1,144 for girls in 2025, 202 births
- Last seen for boys in 1955 at #3,886
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 119 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 17,966since 1881
Libby over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Libby has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,144 | 202 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,120 | 216 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,094 | 225 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,022 | 253 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,181 | 206 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,152 | 205 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,000 | 258 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,085 | 232 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,069 | 239 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,046 | 252 | — | |
| 2015 | #997 | 270 | — | |
| 2014 | #887 | 306 | — | |
| 2013 | #888 | 290 | — | |
| 2012 | #916 | 282 | — | |
| 2011 | #927 | 279 | — | |
| 2010 | #793 | 346 | — | |
| 2009 | #797 | 355 | — | |
| 2008 | #882 | 316 | — | |
| 2007 | #866 | 323 | — | |
| 2006 | #789 | 347 | — | |
| 2005 | #780 | 333 | — | |
| 2004 | #824 | 301 | — | |
| 2003 | #922 | 256 | — | |
| 2002 | #977 | 226 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,011 | 212 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,065 | 194 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,249 | 150 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,161 | 162 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,218 | 147 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,261 | 138 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,214 | 141 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,444 | 110 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,679 | 89 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,730 | 86 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,677 | 88 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,503 | 103 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,910 | 68 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,788 | 70 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,398 | 96 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,447 | 88 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,395 | 92 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,550 | 73 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,303 | 93 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,325 | 94 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,294 | 98 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,169 | 115 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,442 | 84 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,473 | 77 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,231 | 98 | — | |
| 1976 | #992 | 128 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,012 | 119 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,003 | 120 | — | |
| 1973 | #897 | 139 | — | |
| 1972 | #972 | 124 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,074 | 112 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,036 | 119 | — | |
| 1969 | #826 | 155 | — | |
| 1968 | #760 | 171 | — | |
| 1967 | #678 | 204 | — | |
| 1966 | #757 | 169 | — | |
| 1965 | #741 | 181 | — | |
| 1964 | #731 | 203 | — | |
| 1963 | #675 | 221 | — | |
| 1962 | #646 | 245 | — | |
| 1961 | #634 | 257 | — | |
| 1960 | #618 | 264 | — | |
| 1959 | #647 | 239 | — | |
| 1958 | #626 | 245 | — | |
| 1957 | #684 | 209 | — | |
| 1956 | #757 | 165 | — | |
| 1955 | #839 | 134 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #745 | 154 | — | |
| 1953 | #749 | 148 | — | |
| 1952 | #761 | 137 | — | |
| 1951 | #819 | 119 | — | |
| 1950 | #794 | 119 | — | |
| 1949 | #714 | 141 | — | |
| 1948 | #715 | 138 | — | |
| 1947 | #674 | 155 | — | |
| 1946 | #680 | 137 | — | |
| 1945 | #722 | 106 | — | |
| 1944 | #701 | 114 | — | |
| 1943 | #778 | 100 | — | |
| 1942 | #762 | 98 | — | |
| 1941 | #699 | 101 | — | |
| 1940 | #802 | 78 | — | |
| 1939 | #705 | 93 | — | |
| 1938 | #646 | 112 | — | |
| 1937 | #695 | 97 | — | |
| 1936 | #672 | 97 | — | |
| 1935 | #679 | 96 | — | |
| 1934 | #604 | 119 | — | |
| 1933 | #610 | 113 | — | |
| 1932 | #715 | 90 | — | |
| 1931 | #819 | 69 | — | |
| 1930 | #894 | 65 | — | |
| 1929 | #809 | 76 | — | |
| 1928 | #902 | 66 | — | |
| 1927 | #736 | 94 | — | |
| 1926 | #893 | 69 | — | |
| 1925 | #970 | 59 | — | |
| 1924 | #861 | 76 | — | |
| 1923 | #819 | 80 | — | |
| 1922 | #906 | 65 | — | |
| 1921 | #717 | 104 | — | |
| 1920 | #791 | 83 | — | |
| 1919 | #651 | 114 | — | |
| 1918 | #632 | 125 | — | |
| 1917 | #657 | 107 | — | |
| 1916 | #663 | 106 | — | |
| 1915 | #632 | 108 | — | |
| 1914 | #736 | 61 | — | |
| 1913 | #712 | 53 | — | |
| 1912 | #668 | 56 | — | |
| 1911 | #650 | 44 | — | |
| 1910 | #710 | 35 | — | |
| 1909 | #719 | 31 | — | |
| 1908 | #829 | 22 | — | |
| 1907 | #775 | 23 | — | |
| 1906 | #793 | 21 | — | |
| 1905 | #734 | 24 | — | |
| 1904 | #837 | 19 | — | |
| 1903 | #896 | 15 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 | — | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #780 | 22 | — | |
| 1899 | #791 | 17 | — | |
| 1898 | #768 | 19 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | — | |
| 1896 | #670 | 22 | — | |
| 1895 | #858 | 14 | — | |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | #958 | 10 | — | |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | — | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | — | |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five girls were named Libby! It came in at #830, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Libby is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New York#295 · 1 in 1,374
- Arkansas#489 · 1 in 1,766
- South Carolina#773 · 1 in 3,658
- New Jersey#774 · 1 in 3,944
- Georgia#984 · 1 in 5,023
Best ever in a state: #124 in Montana, 1990.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #295 | 57 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 1,766 |
| South Carolina | #773 | 5 | 1 in 3,658 |
| New Jersey | #774 | 9 | 1 in 3,944 |
| Georgia | #984 | 9 | 1 in 5,023 |
| Washington | #1,046 | 5 | 1 in 5,772 |
| North Carolina | #1,138 | 7 | 1 in 6,640 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 6 | 1 in 7,781 |
| Texas | #1,352 | 18 | 1 in 8,919 |
| Illinois | #1,405 | 5 | 1 in 8,866 |
| Ohio | #1,438 | 5 | 1 in 9,454 |
| California | #1,491 | 15 | 1 in 10,782 |
| Florida | #1,685 | 7 | 1 in 12,395 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 24 spots since 2024 (#1,120 → #1,144)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#1,152 → #1,144)
- 147 spots since 2015 (#997 → #1,144)
- Biggest jump: 532 spots in 1894
- Biggest drop: 479 spots in 1893
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1934 at #604 (119 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 100 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1903–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,138
- Highest: 1 in 5,138 girls born in 2010 were named Libby (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,957 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #604 in 1934, was only 1 in 8,775 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 15.9% of all girls named Libby (2,863) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 49 | #695 (1885) | #925 |
| 1890s | 128 | #670 (1896) | #924 |
| 1900s | 205 | #719 (1909) | #823 |
| 1910s | 809 | #632 (1918) | #671 |
| 1920s | 772 | #717 (1921) | #840 |
| 1930s | 951 | #604 (1934) | #704 |
| 1940s | 1,168 | #674 (1947) | #725 |
| 1950s | 1,669 | #626 (1958) | #742 |
| 1960s | 2,070 | #618 (1960) | #707 |
| 1970s | 1,120 | #897 (1973) | #1,113 |
| 1980s | 887 | #1,169 (1980) | #1,458 |
| 1990s | 1,214 | #1,161 (1998) | #1,414 |
| 2000s | 2,863 | #780 (2005) | #891 |
| 2010s | 2,754 | #793 (2010) | #961 |
| 2020s | 1,307 | #1,022 (2022) | #1,119 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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