Recorded 1965–2015 Girls' name Peak 2000 114 births

Libbey — girls' name

114 babies named Libbey in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s101990s262000s492010s23

The verdict

114 girls have been named Libbey since 1965, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

114
total births
1965–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Libbey was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Libbey in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Libbey

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Libbey between 1965 and 2015, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Libbey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Libbey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Libbey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Libbey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 114 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Libbey at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

114

Since 1965

51 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1965

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2015

Libbey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1965

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Libbey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
49 births that decade — 43% of Libbey's all-time total
1960s61970s101990s262000s492010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Libbey?
114 babies have been named Libbey since 1965. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Libbey most popular?
Libbey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Libbey been used?
Libbey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 51 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Libbey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Libby, Liberty, Libbie, Liba, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.