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Libby

/ˈlɪbi/ · 100% girls · 202 born in 2025

Libby has been given to about 17,971 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɪbi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 14,710
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Libby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 355
  • Born in 2025202
  • All time17,971
  • England & Wales, 2025#505 · 80

How popular is Libby?

Its best year was 2009, when 355 babies were given the name, ranking 798th. The typical living American called Libby is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Libby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lily0.72
  2. Lilly0.72
  3. Kirby0.70
  4. Lindy0.64
  5. Litzy0.64
  6. Liberty0.54
  7. Lyric0.52
  8. Liz0.51

Middle names for Libby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Libby Anne0.81
  2. Libby Eve0.80
  3. Libby Elizabeth0.78
  4. Libby Catherine0.78
  5. Libby Josephine0.78
  6. Libby Rose0.77

Sibling names for Libby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.95
  2. Evesister · 0.94
  3. Marcelbrother · 0.93
  4. Aldenbrother · 0.93
  5. Rheasister · 0.92
  6. Helenasister · 0.92

Where Libby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.04%
  2. Arkansas0.03%
  3. South Carolina0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Libby Anderson0.77
  2. Libby Reyes0.72
  3. Libby Nguyen0.72
  4. Libby Moore0.72
  5. Libby Hall0.72
  6. Libby Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Libby

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Libby across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.