Recorded 1974–2011 Girls' name Peak 2011 14 births

Libya — girls' name

14 babies named Libya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s62010s8

The verdict

14 girls have been named Libya since 1974, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2011.

14
total births
1974–2011
years on record
2010s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Libya was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

8 babies were named Libya in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Libya

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Libya between 1974 and 2011, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Libya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Libya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Libya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Libya 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 14 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.

Libya at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

14

Since 1974

38 years of records

Peak year

2011

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1974

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2011

Libya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1974

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 20111974 6

Libya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
8 births that decade — 57% of Libya's all-time total
1970s62010s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Libya?
14 babies have been named Libya since 1974. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
When was Libya most popular?
Libya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Libya been used?
Libya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 38 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Libya?
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.

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, 1974–2011 (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.