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.
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
57% of everyone ever named Libya was born in this single decade.
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 2011Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Libya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1974
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2011.
14 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 8 births in a single year.
Libya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 8 births that decade — 57% of Libya's all-time total
Libya decade highlights
- Peak decade 8 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Libya's strongest decade
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
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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.