How popular is the name Libby?

Libby ranks 998th among girls' names in US records, with 17,765 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,352.

Is Libby a unisex name?

No. Libby is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2009, when 355 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#998 of girl names

Pronounced L IH1 B IY2 (ARPABET)

Libby is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 17,765 children — the 998th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 26% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2009, when 355 children were given it.

2009Girls: 355Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Libby?: Libby ranks 998th among girls' names in US records, with 17,765 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,352.
Is Libby a unisex name?: No. Libby is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Libby most popular?: 2009, when 355 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.