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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #645 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,573 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedWIMichigan: #612 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,120 girlsMINew York: #960 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 18,153 girlsNYMassachusetts: 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: #459 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,471 girlsIAIndiana: #517 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,051 girlsINOhio: #625 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,952 girlsOHPennsylvania: #675 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,594 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #688 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 7,543 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: #572 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,099 girlsMOKentucky: #307 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedWVVirginia: #545 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,706 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: #459 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,968 girlsKSArkansas: #345 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsARTennessee: #471 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,085 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #365 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,980 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #441 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,625 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #564 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,756 girlsLAMississippi: #550 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,942 girlsMSAlabama: #604 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,669 girlsALGeorgia: #381 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,120 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedHITexas: #689 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,910 girlsTXFlorida: #709 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,201 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#307 · 1 in 2,370
  2. Arkansas#345 · 1 in 2,518
  3. North Carolina#365 · 1 in 2,980
  4. Georgia#381 · 1 in 3,120
  5. South Carolina#441 · 1 in 3,625

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#307131 in 2,370
Arkansas#34571 in 2,518
North Carolina#365161 in 2,980
Georgia#381141 in 3,120
South Carolina#44171 in 3,625
Iowa#45951 in 5,471
Kansas#45951 in 3,968
Tennessee#47171 in 5,085
Indiana#51781 in 6,051
Virginia#54561 in 6,706
Mississippi#55051 in 4,942
Louisiana#56481 in 4,756
Missouri#57261 in 7,099
Alabama#60451 in 6,669
Michigan#61291 in 9,120
Ohio#625111 in 8,952
Illinois#645121 in 8,573
Pennsylvania#67591 in 11,594
California#688231 in 7,543
Texas#689161 in 6,910
Florida#70961 in 8,201
New York#96091 in 18,153
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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 1962

girls
#646
245 births · 1 in 8,027 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #646Libby245
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 8,027 of them was named Libby, which outranked 91.5% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Libby
  1. #641Tonja248
  2. #644Nikki246
  3. #644Selina246
  4. #646Libby245
  5. #646Aileen245
  6. #646Juliet245
  7. #646Teena245
  8. #650Adele241
  9. #650Geralyn241
  10. #650Pattie241

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

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →