Recorded 1912–1998 Boys' name Peak 1920 166 births

Liberato — boys' name

166 babies named Liberato in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s401920s881930s271940s61990s5
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Liberato was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

17 babies were named Liberato in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liberato

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Liberato between 1912 and 1998, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Liberato currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liberato performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Liberato shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Liberato in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liberato 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 166 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.

Liberato at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

166

Since 1912

87 years of records

Peak year

1920

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1912

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 1998

Liberato popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1912

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1920)
17
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
05101520 19981934192919251922191919151912 6

Liberato by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
88 births that decade — 53% of Liberato's all-time total
1910s401920s881930s271940s61990s5

Liberato by state

Where Liberato concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Liberato
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
5 3.0%
New Mexico share of Liberato's total US births 3.0%

5 of 166 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liberato?
166 babies have been named Liberato since 1912. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1920 with 17 births.
When was Liberato most popular?
Liberato was most popular in the 1920s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Liberato most popular?
The top states for the name Liberato are New Mexico (5 births).
How long has the name Liberato been used?
Liberato has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 87 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Liberato?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Librado, Liborio, Liban, Liberty, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1998 (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.