Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Liberty

Meaning A unisex given name Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,188 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

A unisex given name. A female given name from English.

Rank 2025
#1,188
among girls · ↓212 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
195
named Liberty · -27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,242
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
754 babies
All-time total
15,409
#1,271 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Liberty popularity over time

15,409 babies have been named Liberty since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 238 29 267 27 – #585
1920s 96 5 101 10 -62% #1,840
1930s 5 – 5 1 -95% #4,573
1940s 14 – 14 1 +180% #3,323
1950s 10 5 15 2 +7% #5,742
1960s 46 – 46 5 +207% #4,697
1970s 809 75 884 88 +1822% #543
1980s 520 17 537 54 -39% #1,293
1990s 939 6 945 95 +76% #1,124
2000s 5,149 11 5,160 516 +446% #406
2010s 5,365 6 5,371 537 +4% #501
2020s (to 2025) 2,064 – 2,064 344 -36% #619

Where Liberty is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 175 0.11 outside top 500
2027 160 0.10 outside top 500
2028 149 0.09 outside top 500
2029 139 0.09 outside top 500
2030 132 0.08 outside top 500

Where Liberty is most popular

Girls named Liberty per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.200 per 1,000. Strongest in Idaho, Tennessee, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Liberty born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Idaho 18 0.538 +169%
Tennessee 76 0.480 +140%
Utah 35 0.421 +110%
Michigan 75 0.412 +106%
Kansas 23 0.399 +100%
North Dakota 5 0.380 +90%
Nebraska 13 0.362 +81%
Indiana 49 0.349 +75%
Oklahoma 24 0.326 +63%
Washington 47 0.325 +63%
Ohio 77 0.325 +62%
Missouri 38 0.315 +58%
Wisconsin 32 0.311 +55%
Kentucky 26 0.304 +52%
Mississippi 14 0.299 +50%
Arkansas 15 0.284 +42%
Georgia 63 0.277 +39%
Oregon 18 0.276 +38%
Virginia 44 0.258 +29%
Nevada 11 0.237 +19%
Florida 100 0.234 +17%
Louisiana 20 0.228 +14%
Pennsylvania 53 0.224 +12%
Arizona 31 0.221 +11%
Illinois 47 0.205 ≈ national
Alabama 19 0.202 ≈ national
North Carolina 44 0.193 ≈ national
Iowa 11 0.188 -6%
Colorado 20 0.179 -10%
Maryland 18 0.170 -15%
Texas 128 0.159 -20%
California 125 0.149 -26%
Minnesota 13 0.120 -40%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -57%
New York 34 0.086 -57%
Massachusetts 8 0.066 -67%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -72%
New Jersey 8 0.044 -78%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Liberty

Liberty is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,188 in 2025 with 195 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 15,409 American babies have been named Liberty. Its peak came in 2004, when 754 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Liberty stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Liberty?

The median living Liberty is about 16 years old; half are between 9 and 22. An estimated 15 thousand people named Liberty are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Liberty year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 195 #1,188 – –
2024 266 #976 – –
2023 304 #885 – –
2022 377 #761 – –
2021 479 #619 – –
2020 443 #652 – –
2019 447 #654 – –
2018 534 #578 – –
2017 534 #565 6 #11,612
2016 577 #543 – –
2015 561 #555 – –
2014 548 #560 – –
2013 565 #530 – –
2012 492 #593 – –
2011 513 #568 – –
2010 594 #501 – –
2009 586 #518 – –
2008 496 #619 – –
2007 469 #634 – –
2006 552 #539 – –
2005 622 #492 – –
2004 749 #406 5 #12,466
2003 578 #496 – –
2002 584 #483 6 #10,158
2001 321 #747 – –
2000 192 #1,078 – –
1995 113 #1,436 – –
1990 59 #2,189 – –
1985 37 #2,627 – –
1980 70 #1,651 – –
1975 97 #1,197 8 #4,157
1970 20 #3,263 11 #2,996
1965 5 #7,085 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 5 #5,742 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 6 #4,717 – –
1920 20 #1,987 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Liberty

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Liberty Hyde Bailey U.S. botanist (1858–1954) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Liberty, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Liberty?

The median living Liberty is about 16 years old. Half of all living Libertys are between 9 and 22 years old.

How many people named Liberty are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Liberty are alive in the United States, based on 15,409 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Liberty mean?

A unisex given name. A female given name from English.

How popular is the name Liberty in 2025?

Liberty ranked #1,188 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 195 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Liberty?

15,409 babies have been named Liberty in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Liberty most popular?

Liberty peaked in 2004, when 754 newborns received the name.

Is Liberty a boy or girl name?

Liberty is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Liberty rising or falling?

Liberty is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Liberty become more popular?

Liberty is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 132 girls named Liberty in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Liberty?

Well-known people named Liberty include Liberty Hyde Bailey (biologist).

Names like Liberty

Names that sound and feel close to Liberty: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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