Given name & surname
Liberty
“an independent woman; having freedom”·“an independent man; having freedom”
Liberty is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “an independent woman; having freedom” (English) and “an independent man; having freedom” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “an independent woman; having freedom” (English) and “an independent man; having freedom” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
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
Liberty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,409
- 154 boys · 15,255 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 754 babies
- 2025
- 195
- #1,188 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 195 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,188 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 749 in 2004. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,481 as a first name in 2020; 3,002 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.
Liberty’s family of names
Liberty has a related form in Libor. Liberty has a related form in Liber. Liberty has a related form in Libera.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Libertivariant
- Libertievariant
- Liberteevariant
- Liberavariant
- Libbertylikely variant
- Liborvariant
- Libervariant
- Libyrvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Liberty
- Liberty Hyde BaileyU.S. botanist (1858-1954)
- Liberty RossBritish model and actorborn 1978
- Liberty DeVittoAmerican musicianborn 1950
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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