Girls' name · since 2001

Libny

Libny has 74 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16316
among girls today
74
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
8%
more common than other girls

74 babies have been named Libny since 2001, making it today's #16316 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Libny has been recorded 74 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #16316 nationally and more common than 8% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.

  • #16316 among girls today
  • 74 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 8% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Libny is currently the #16316 girls' name in America, more common than 8% of girls - 74 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#16316
among girls today
74
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
8%
more common than other girls

Libny vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%7.9%
Libny vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16316
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 8% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Libny was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

10 babies were named Libny in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

How Libny compares

74 20th percentile among 17,726 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

Libny's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Libny Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 74 382 567,345
Peak-year births 10 48 19,840

Libny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Libny's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Libny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

74

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2002

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,316

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Libny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
10
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4681012 200120022003200620082009201020152016201920222024 5

Libny by decade

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

2000s was Libny's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Libny births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (54% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Libny?
Libny has been given to 74 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16316 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Libny most popular?
Libny was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Libny been used?
The SSA has tracked Libny since 2001 -- 24 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Libny?
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 Libny's data

  • Libny's decade-level peak was the 2000s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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, 2001–2024 (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. "Libny: #16316 Girls' Name - 74 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/libny. 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 Libny 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.