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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202011peak #604, 1934girls
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.

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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
1883
1882
1881#8305
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 2011

  • 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: #622 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,021 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: #734 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,985 girlsMNIllinois: #873 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,955 girlsILWisconsin: #594 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,930 girlsWIMichigan: #536 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,761 girlsMINew York: #537 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,729 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: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsIAIndiana: #796 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,335 girlsINOhio: #701 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,969 girlsOHPennsylvania: #993 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,601 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,065 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 18,875 girlsCAUtah: #459 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,995 girlsUTColorado: #770 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,733 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedNEMissouri: #929 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,409 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedWVVirginia: #827 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,507 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: #996 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,922 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,150 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,359 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #612 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,790 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedMSAlabama: #510 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsALGeorgia: #962 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,301 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Libby, so not publishedHITexas: #1,176 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 7,423 girlsTXFlorida: #1,426 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,940 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#288 · 1 in 1,131
  2. Utah#459 · 1 in 1,995
  3. Alabama#510 · 1 in 2,335
  4. Michigan#536 · 1 in 2,761
  5. New York#537 · 1 in 2,729

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#288111 in 1,131
Utah#45991 in 1,995
Alabama#51081 in 2,335
Michigan#536151 in 2,761
New York#537341 in 2,729
Wisconsin#59481 in 2,930
Louisiana#61271 in 2,790
Washington#622101 in 3,021
Ohio#701131 in 3,969
Minnesota#73461 in 3,985
Colorado#77061 in 3,733
Indiana#79671 in 4,335
Virginia#82781 in 4,507
Illinois#873121 in 4,955
Missouri#92951 in 5,409
Georgia#96291 in 5,301
Pennsylvania#99381 in 6,601
Tennessee#99651 in 5,922
North Carolina#1,15061 in 7,359
Texas#1,176211 in 7,423
Florida#1,42681 in 9,940
California#2,065111 in 18,875
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Vermont
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Wyoming

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 2011

girls
#927
279 births · 1 in 6,305 girls

Top girls' names in 2011

  1. #1Sophia21,863
  2. #2Isabella19,931
  3. #3Emma18,825
  4. #4Olivia17,335
  5. #5Ava15,518
  6. #6Emily14,277
  7. #7Abigail13,266
  8. #8Madison12,406
  9. #9Mia11,543
  10. #10Chloe11,007
  11. #927Libby279
More about 2011

girls

1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 6,305 of them was named Libby, which outranked 95.3% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Libby
  1. #922Lilith282
  2. #925Yamilet281
  3. #926Aliza280
  4. #927Libby279
  5. #927Dorothy279
  6. #929Blakely278
  7. #929Lara278
  8. #931Kaelynn277

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

Biggest movers since 2010
Risers
  1. 814Milania#1,629#815
  2. 554Alianna#1,529#975
  3. 444Hattie#1,438#994
  4. 419Aviana#1,185#766
  5. 414Avianna#1,249#835
Fallers
  1. 1,131Allisson#796#1,927
  2. 350Shaniya#565#915
  3. 346Brisa#464#810
  4. 335Alexus#976#1,311
  5. 273Abigale#909#1,182

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

See the top 100 for 2011