Liberty is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Liberty means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Liberty across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Liberty has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Liberty is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “freedom”. A virtue name from the English word, from Latin libertas.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,409 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4,137 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 49 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Liberty per year, United States (1912 to 2025). United States peaked in 2004 (754/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (308/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2005 (6/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1999 (3/yr).
Liberty has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2004, when it ranked #776 nationally (given to 1,032 babies that year).
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