Liberty
An English word name drawn from the Latin libertas, freedom. It entered use among Puritans and later as a patriotic choice.
Liberty in 2025
Liberty was given to 195 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,259th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 17,002 babies born.
The history of Liberty
Liberty reached its highest point in 2004, when 754 babies were given the name, ranking 777th that year.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 15,409 babies have been named Liberty. Half of them were born before 2009, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Liberty by decade
| Decade | Babies named Liberty | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 267 | 1,005 |
| 1920s | 101 | 2,882 |
| 1930s | 5 | 7,485 |
| 1940s | 14 | 5,402 |
| 1950s | 15 | 6,263 |
| 1960s | 46 | 6,982 |
| 1970s | 884 | 958 |
| 1980s | 537 | 2,126 |
| 1990s | 945 | 1,959 |
| 2000s | 5,160 | 777 |
| 2010s | 5,371 | 949 |
| 2020s | 2,064 | 1,199 |
Where Liberty is heading
Liberty has fallen 65% over the past decade, from 561 babies in 2015 to 195 in 2025.
Names like Liberty
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Liberty.