Girls' name · since 1965
Libbey
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 114 babies named Libbey, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
114 girls have been named Libbey since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Libbey has been recorded 114 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2015.
- #25,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 114 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Libbey ranks #25,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Libbey's 114 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Libbey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Libbey's full recorded timeline at 2001, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Libbey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Libbey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Libbey's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Libbey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Libbey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2010s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Libbey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Libbey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.