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Libby

Libby holds the #1144 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 202 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1934 (#604 nationally, 119 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1881. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#295 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1144
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#604
in 1934 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
202
girls named Libby

Libby popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.011%0.016%0.021%18801900192019401960198020002020#604 in 1934
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1934

Where Libby is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025MI—New York: #295 (57 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NY#295Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #774 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#774Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025CT—California: #1491 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1491Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025KS—Arkansas: #489 (6 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025AL—Georgia: #984 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#984Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Libby in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New York (#295), Arkansas (#489), South Carolina (#773)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Libby in the most recent year of SSA data.

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