NameTides

Libby

Libby was the #1,144 girls' name in the US in 2025 (202 babies), and #502 in England & Wales and #1,218 in Canada.

Libby as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Libby as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Libby as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,144 (202)#502 (80)#301 (11)——#1,218 (21)
2024#1,120 (216)#454 (91)#260 (14)#288 (5)#342 (11)#1,617 (14)
2023#1,094 (225)#375 (111)#223 (18)#264 (6)#339 (11)#1,419 (16)
2022#1,022 (253)#294 (152)#186 (23)#418 (3)#420 (9)#1,415 (16)
2021#1,181 (206)#328 (145)#174 (25)—#322 (13)#1,454 (16)
2020#1,152 (205)#297 (157)#186 (21)—#220 (20)#2,007 (10)
2019#1,000 (258)#269 (179)#191 (22)#298 (5)#271 (17)#1,408 (17)
2018#1,085 (232)#248 (205)#220 (19)#238 (7)#280 (16)#1,440 (16)
2017#1,069 (239)#210 (250)#186 (24)#206 (9)#272 (17)#1,230 (20)
2016#1,046 (252)#198 (268)#142 (34)#353 (4)#316 (14)#1,280 (19)
2015#997 (270)#171 (318)#182 (24)#223 (8)#276 (18)#1,584 (14)
2014#887 (306)#139 (393)#114 (42)#278 (6)#219 (24)#847 (32)
2013#888 (290)#127 (434)#107 (43)#284 (6)#265 (19)#993 (26)
2012#916 (282)#127 (450)#121 (38)#229 (8)#188 (30)#1,194 (21)
2011#927 (279)#106 (542)#107 (43)#277 (6)#181 (33)#1,761 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #793.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,900 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Libby is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,400 to 1 in 9,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Libby by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #295NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #774NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #489ARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #984GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Libby (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#46610
Ontario2024#1,4107

Libby (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LibbyCanadaGirls#1,21821
LibbyEngland & WalesGirls#50280
Libby-England & WalesGirls—too few
LibbyIrelandGirls—too few
LibbyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LibbyScotlandGirls#30111
LibbyUSGirls#1,144202
LibbyUSBoys—too few