Girls' name · since 1917

Liberta

83 babies named Liberta in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

83
total births
1917–1948
years on record
1920s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade

83 girls have been named Liberta since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Liberta recorded 83 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1948.

  • 83 total births
  • 1917–1948 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 43% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

83 girls have been named Liberta since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1948.

83
total births
1917–1948
years on record
1920s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

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

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Liberta in 1917 - its busiest year on record.

Liberta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Liberta splits its recorded history at 1928: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Liberta at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

83

Since 1917

32 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1917

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1948

Liberta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1948

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19171919192419271929193219451948 6

Liberta by decade

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

1920s was Liberta's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Liberta births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (43% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liberta?
Liberta has been given to 83 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1948. 7 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
When was Liberta most popular?
Liberta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Liberta been used?
Records for Liberta go back to 1917, giving 32 years of history through 1948.
What names are similar to Liberta?
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.

What to do with Liberta's data

  • Liberta's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 1940s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1917–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Liberta: Baby Name Since 1917 - 83 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/liberta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Liberta 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 June 2026.