Girl · #1,101 in 2026

Liberty

Name: Popularity of the name Liberty in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Liberty, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Liberty is the state of being free within society from restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. The concept of liberty can vary depending on perspective and context.

English

Current Rank

#1,101

Peak Rank

#406 (2004)

Total Babies

16K

5-Yr Trend

-42%

1912

First Year

2026

Last Year

2004

Peak Year

#406

Peak Rank

16K

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Liberty

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

English

Origin & history

Bust of Aristotle The modern day concept of political liberty has its origins in the Greek concepts of freedom and slavery. To be free, to the Greeks, was not to have a master, to be independent from a master (to live as one likes). That was the original Greek concept of freedom. It is closely linked with the concept of democracy, as Aristotle put it : "This, then, is one note of liberty which all democrats affirm to be the principle of their state. Another is that a man should live as he likes. This, they say, is the privilege of a freeman, since, on the other hand, not to live as a man likes

The Story of Liberty

The earliest SSA record of Liberty as a baby girl name dates back to 1912, when 7 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 749 newborns named Liberty — #406 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Liberty on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Liberty ranks #1,101 for baby girls with 221 births, falling sharply (-42%). All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty

What does the name Liberty mean?

What is the origin of the name Liberty?

Liberty has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.

How popular is Liberty in 2026?

In 2026, Liberty ranks #1,101 among girls' names in the U.S., with 221 babies given the name that year.

When was Liberty most popular?

Liberty reached its peak popularity in 2004, ranking #406 that year with 749 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Liberty most popular?

Liberty has historically been most popular in Wyoming, Montana, Alaska. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Liberty.

Is Liberty a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Liberty is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Liberty?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Liberty include Maranda, Maryanne, Ottilie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Liberty

Liberty is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Liberty's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #406. Use the chart and map above to compare Liberty's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.