Given name & surname
Libero
“one who is independent; free”
Libero is a variant of Liberio. One Latin interpretation is “one who is independent; free.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Libero is a variant of Liberio. One Latin interpretation is “one who is independent; free.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Libero is a variant of Liberio. An origin associated with Liberio is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Libero through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 97
- 97 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 188 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Libero
- Libero De RienzoItalian actor (1977–2021)
- Libero MarchiniItalian footballer (1914-2003)
- Libero LiberatiItalian motorcycle racer (1926–1962)
- Libero BovioItalian lyricist and dialect poet (1883-1942)
- Libero FerrarioItalian bicycle racer (1901-1930)
- Libero AndreottiItalian sculptor (1875-1933)
- Libero GrassiItalian businessman (1924-1991)
- Libero BigiarettiItalian writer and poet (1905-1993)
- Libero BizzarriItalian journalist and film director (1926–1986)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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