Liberty

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A few things about Liberty you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Liberty

Liberty Hyde Bailey

U.S. botanist (1858-1954)

Choose Liberty and your child shares a first name with Liberty Hyde Bailey, an U.S. botanist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Liberty, like who?” Liberty Hyde Bailey's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,244 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Liberty, 195 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Liberty would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLiberty first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2004, when it reached #406.
• 🍂TrendLiberty has slipped 535 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,186. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLiberty is most popular in Idaho, where it ranks #308, followed by Arkansas (#555) and Utah (#605). It's in the top 1,000 in 9 states.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Liberty means “freedom”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Liberty

Liberty is a girl name of English and Latin origin meaning “freedom”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-rty”. US birth records list Liberty for girls from 1912 to 2025, in 83 of those 114 years. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked #406 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,186, with 195 babies.

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