Girls' name · since 1880

Libbie

Libbie has 2,513 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,035 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,938 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,513
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade

Yes -- Libbie is the #11938 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,513 recorded since 1880.

Libbie has 2,513 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11938 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #4,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,938 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,513 born since 1880
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Libbie ranks #4,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,938 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,513 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.

#4,035 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,938 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,513
born since 1880
1910s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%30.9%
Libbie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Libbie's 2,513 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Libbie compares

2,513 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Libbie's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Libbie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,513 376 567,345
Peak-year births 49 21 19,840

Libbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Libbie splits its recorded history at 1952: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Libbie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1915)
49
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0102030405060 188018981916193419531971199220102025 7

Libbie by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (362 births, 14% of the file).

1910s was Libbie's strongest decade.

362 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Libbie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 362 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Libbie compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Libbie's total volume

Libbie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -62, 3.9%-44, 5.8%-51, 4.3%-111, 3%-146, 2.2%-132, 2.9%-33, 9.3%-102, 3.5%-28, 8.2%-109, 3.6%-138, 3%-35, 7.2%-127, 2%-64, 4%-131, 5.3%Libbie-146, 1.9%Libbie
Libbie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Libbie by state

Where Libbie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Libbie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
41 1.6%
#2 Texas
40 1.6%
#3 Illinois
27 1.1%
#4 Iowa
22 0.9%
#5 Nebraska
19 0.8%
#6 Oklahoma
6 0.2%
New York share of Libbie's total US births 1.6%
Even split

41 of 2,513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Libbie? ▼
2,513 babies have been named Libbie since 1880. All-time, it sits at #4,035 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #11,938 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1915 with 49 births.
Where does Libbie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Libbie ranks #4,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,938 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Libbie most popular? ▼
Libbie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 362 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Libbie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Libbie are New York (41 births), Texas (40 births), Illinois (27 births).
How long has the name Libbie been used? ▼
Libbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Libbie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Libby, Liberty, Liba, Librada, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Libbie's data

  • Libbie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (362 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Libbies (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Libbie

Nearby Names Like Libbie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Libbie

Libby Girl
#1144 17,966 births
Liberty Girl
#1187 15,255 births
Liba Girl
#2590 1,051 births
Librada Girl
657 births
Libni Girl
#11313 313 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Libbie

Missouri #11937
1,602 births · Peak 1889
Rilla #11939
2,659 births · Peak 1914
Idella #11936
6,554 births · Peak 1921
Iola #11940
9,659 births · Peak 1918
Retta #11935
3,399 births · Peak 1922
Eddie #11941
15,760 births · Peak 1922
William #11934
16,029 births · Peak 1928
Letta #11942
782 births · Peak 1971

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Libbie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Libbie 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.