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

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Peak · girls
1934 · 119 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
17,966
since 1881

Libby over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Libby has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #604, 1934girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,144202—
2024#1,120216—
2023#1,094225—
2022#1,022253—
2021#1,181206—
2020#1,152205—
2019#1,000258—
2018#1,085232—
2017#1,069239—
2016#1,046252—
2015#997270—
2014#887306—
2013#888290—
2012#916282—
2011#927279—
2010#793346—
2009#797355—
2008#882316—
2007#866323—
2006#789347—
2005#780333—
2004#824301—
2003#922256—
2002#977226—
2001#1,011212—
2000#1,065194—
1999#1,249150—
1998#1,161162—
1997#1,218147—
1996#1,261138—
1995#1,214141—
1994#1,444110—
1993#1,67989—
1992#1,73086—
1991#1,67788—
1990#1,503103—
1989#1,91068—
1988#1,78870—
1987#1,39896—
1986#1,44788—
1985#1,39592—
1984#1,55073—
1983#1,30393—
1982#1,32594—
1981#1,29498—
1980#1,169115—
1979#1,44284—
1978#1,47377—
1977#1,23198—
1976#992128—
1975#1,012119—
1974#1,003120—
1973#897139—
1972#972124—
1971#1,074112—
1970#1,036119—
1969#826155—
1968#760171—
1967#678204—
1966#757169—
1965#741181—
1964#731203—
1963#675221—
1962#646245—
1961#634257—
1960#618264—
1959#647239—
1958#626245—
1957#684209—
1956#757165—
1955#839134#3,8865
1954#745154—
1953#749148—
1952#761137—
1951#819119—
1950#794119—
1949#714141—
1948#715138—
1947#674155—
1946#680137—
1945#722106—
1944#701114—
1943#778100—
1942#76298—
1941#699101—
1940#80278—
1939#70593—
1938#646112—
1937#69597—
1936#67297—
1935#67996—
1934#604119—
1933#610113—
1932#71590—
1931#81969—
1930#89465—
1929#80976—
1928#90266—
1927#73694—
1926#89369—
1925#97059—
1924#86176—
1923#81980—
1922#90665—
1921#717104—
1920#79183—
1919#651114—
1918#632125—
1917#657107—
1916#663106—
1915#632108—
1914#73661—
1913#71253—
1912#66856—
1911#65044—
1910#71035—
1909#71931—
1908#82922—
1907#77523—
1906#79321—
1905#73424—
1904#83719—
1903#89615—
1902#1,07511—
1901#79517—
1900#78022—
1899#79117—
1898#76819—
1897#1,03710—
1896#67022—
1895#85814—
1894#90512—
1893#1,4375—
1892#95810—
1891#9439—
1890#87210—
1889#1,2795—
1888#9598—
1887#8608—
1886#8288—
1885#69510—
1884#1,0245—
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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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNHWashington: #539 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,655 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedMNIllinois: #649 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,968 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedWIMichigan: #862 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,661 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedIAIndiana: #611 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,396 girlsINOhio: #738 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,148 girlsOHPennsylvania: #724 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,961 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #733 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 9,087 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNEMissouri: #553 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,459 girlsMOKentucky: #289 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsKYWest Virginia: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsWVVirginia: #491 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,686 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedARTennessee: #292 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,275 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #307 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,207 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #258 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,534 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #479 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,194 girlsOKLouisiana: #621 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,470 girlsLAMississippi: #345 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsMSAlabama: #374 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,892 girlsALGeorgia: #564 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,363 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedHITexas: #641 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,300 girlsTXFlorida: #680 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,377 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#258 · 1 in 1,534
  2. Kentucky#289 · 1 in 2,000
  3. Tennessee#292 · 1 in 2,275
  4. North Carolina#307 · 1 in 2,207
  5. West Virginia#308 · 1 in 2,485

Best ever in a state: #124 in Montana, 1990.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#258171 in 1,534
Kentucky#289161 in 2,000
Tennessee#292161 in 2,275
North Carolina#307221 in 2,207
West Virginia#30871 in 2,485
Mississippi#345111 in 2,304
Alabama#374121 in 2,892
Oklahoma#47951 in 4,194
Virginia#49171 in 5,686
Washington#53951 in 5,655
Missouri#55361 in 7,459
Georgia#56471 in 6,363
Indiana#61161 in 8,396
Louisiana#62161 in 6,470
Texas#641181 in 6,300
Illinois#649121 in 8,968
Florida#68061 in 8,377
Pennsylvania#72481 in 13,961
California#733191 in 9,087
Ohio#73881 in 13,148
Michigan#86251 in 17,661
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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.

See more about Libby
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 (#1,437 → #905)
  • Biggest drop: 479 spots in 1893 (#958 → #1,437)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s49#695 (1885)#925
1890s128#670 (1896)#924
1900s205#719 (1909)#823
1910s809#632 (1918)#671
1920s772#717 (1921)#840
1930s951#604 (1934)#704
1940s1,168#674 (1947)#725
1950s1,669#626 (1958)#742
1960s2,070#618 (1960)#707
1970s1,120#897 (1973)#1,113
1980s887#1,169 (1980)#1,458
1990s1,214#1,161 (1998)#1,414
2000s2,863#780 (2005)#891
2010s2,754#793 (2010)#961
2020s1,307#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.

Libby in 1960

girls
#618
264 births · 1 in 7,659 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #618Libby264
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 7,659 of them was named Libby, which outranked 91.6% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Libby
  1. #614Gena267
  2. #614Vickey267
  3. #617Teressa266
  4. #618Libby264
  5. #618Lupe264
  6. #620Jami263
  7. #620Kitty263
  8. #622Charmaine261

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →