Girls' name · since 1912
Liberty
15,255 babies named Liberty in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,255
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liberty currently ranks #1187 among girls' names in America, with 15,255 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liberty has been recorded 15,255 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #1187 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. 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 2025.
- #1,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,187 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,255 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liberty ranks #1,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,187 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,255 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,255
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liberty's 15,255 recorded births place it above 98.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liberty compares
15,255 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Liberty's all-time total is 41x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liberty | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,255 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 749 | 21 | 19,840 |
Liberty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liberty splits its recorded history at 1984: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 749 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liberty popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 749
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Liberty popularity over time - boys
154 total births recorded since 1916 (Liberty as boys' name)
Liberty by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,365 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Liberty's strongest decade.
5,365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Liberty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 238
1910s
238 births
- 1920s 96
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 809
1970s
809 births
- 1980s 520
1980s
520 births
- 1990s 939
1990s
939 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,149 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,365 births
- 2020s 2,064
2020s
2,064 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,365 births (35% of all-time use).
How Liberty 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 Liberty's total volume
Liberty by state
Where Liberty concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,323 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,310 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 751 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 617 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 576 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 484 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 452 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 435 | 2.9% |
1,323 of 15,255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Liberty appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Liberty's data
- Liberty's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,365 total births) through the 2020s (2,064) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Libertys (1,323 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Liberty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Liberty 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.