Girl
Libby
As a girl's name, Libby is understood to mean "God is my oath". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.
EtymologyDiminutive of Elizabeth
EtymologyMeaning "God is my oath"
Births by decade
1900s
205
1910s
809
1920s
772
1930s
950
1940s
1,167
1950s
1,674
1960s
2,070
1970s
1,120
1980s
887
1990s
1,214
2000s
2,860
2010s
2,259
Peaked in the 2000s · 15,987 total U.S. births since 1900