Boys' name · since 1912
Liberato
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 166 babies named Liberato, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
166 boys have been named Liberato since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liberato has been recorded 166 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1998.
- #14,102 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 166 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liberato ranks #14,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 166
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Liberato's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Liberato's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liberato splits its recorded history at 1924: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liberato popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1998
- Peak year (1920)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1998.
166 total births across 87 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1920 with 17 births in a single year.
Liberato by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (88 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Liberato's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Liberato births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 88 births (53% of all-time use).
Liberato decade highlights
- Peak decade 88 births
- Runner-up 40 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Liberato by state
Where Liberato concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 166 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New Mexico 3.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New Mexico accounts for 3.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Liberato's data
- Liberato's decade-level peak was the 1920s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Liberatos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Liberato: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1912–1998 (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 Liberato 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.
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