Girls' name · since 1970

Lilibeth

1,714 babies named Lilibeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,216 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,839 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,714
born since 1970
1990s
peak decade

1,714 babies have been named Lilibeth since 1970, making it today's #2839 girls' name.

Lilibeth has 1,714 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2839 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.

  • #5,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,839 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,714 born since 1970
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilibeth ranks #5,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,839 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,714 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.

#5,216 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,839 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,714
born since 1970
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%83.5%
Lilibeth vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lilibeth's 1,714 recorded births place it above 92.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Lilibeth compares

1,714 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Lilibeth's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lilibeth Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,714 376 567,345
Peak-year births 113 21 19,840

Lilibeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lilibeth's full recorded timeline at 2000, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 113 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lilibeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
113
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
050100150 197019821989199620032010201720242025 60

Lilibeth by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (618 births, 36% of the file).

1990s was Lilibeth's strongest decade.

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

Lilibeth births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 618 births (36% of all-time use).

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

How Lilibeth 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 Lilibeth's total volume

Lilibeth vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -43, 5%-119, 2.6%-23, 18%-96, 4%-114, 7.6%-70, 5.1%-28, 9.7%-46, 7.8%-116, 3.9%-39, 5.6%-122, 2.7%-35, 6.6%-85, 4.3%-50, 10.7%-67, 11%Lilibeth-56, 6.6%Lilibeth
Lilibeth vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lilibeth by state

Where Lilibeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1970

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lilibeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
545 31.8%
#2 Texas
209 12.2%
#3 New York
113 6.6%
#4 Florida
41 2.4%
#5 Illinois
37 2.2%
#6 Washington
12 0.7%
#7 Arizona
6 0.4%
California share of Lilibeth's total US births 31.8%
Even split

545 of 1,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lilibeth?
Lilibeth has been given to 1,714 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,216 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #2,839 of 17,297. 113 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Lilibeth sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lilibeth ranks #5,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,839 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lilibeth most popular?
Lilibeth was most popular in the 1990s decade with 618 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Lilibeth most popular?
The top states for the name Lilibeth are California (545 births), Texas (209 births), New York (113 births).
How long has the name Lilibeth been used?
The SSA has tracked Lilibeth since 1970 -- 56 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lilibeth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lillian, Lily, Lillie, Lila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lilibeth's data

  • Lilibeth's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (618 total births) through the 2020s (294) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Lilibeths (545 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.

Keep exploring Lilibeth

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lilibeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–2025 (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 Lilibeth 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.