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How popular is the name Libbie?

Births per year, rank history and how many Libbies are alive today.

Libbie (female) is a shortened form of the name Elizabeth. Although Libbie itself was given to 5 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 4201st as a registered name), most Libbies are registered as Elizabeth, which ranked 74th in 2025 with 624 babies.

Most people called Libbie are registered as Elizabeth, and share that name's profile: the Elizabeth you are most likely to meet is around 72 years old. Half of all Elizabeths born in England and Wales are between 41 and 76, and there are at least 250,000 of them alive today. Only some Elizabeths go by Libbie.

How many babies are named Libbie or Elizabeth each year?

Combined registrations of Elizabeth, Libbie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

05k10k1920194019601980200020201904: ~12,998 estimated (12,080-13,917)1914: ~11,801 estimated (10,967-12,635)1924: ~9,348 estimated (8,687-10,008)1934: ~3,995 estimated (2,907-5,084)1944: ~4,356 estimated (3,086-5,626)1954: ~8,677 estimated (8,285-9,070)1964: ~3,516 estimated (2,497-4,536)1974: ~1,654 estimated (1,162-2,147)1984: ~1,698 estimated (1,181-2,216)1994: ~2,533 estimated (1,732-3,335)1996: 2,2391997: 1,9091998: 1,7221999: 1,6832000: 1,5842001: 1,5762002: 1,6682003: 1,5872004: 1,5802005: 1,5072006: 1,5642007: 1,4932008: 1,5772009: 1,4602010: 1,3992011: 1,4332012: 1,4822013: 1,3882014: 1,4202015: 1,3592016: 1,4032017: 1,1882018: 1,0882019: 9472020: 8702021: 8702022: 8032023: 6662024: 7132025: 629estimatedactual

Where does Elizabeth rank as a registered name?

12550751001920194019601980200020201904: ranked 91914: ranked 91924: ranked 91934: ranked 141944: ranked 151954: ranked 81964: ranked 201974: ranked 231984: ranked 251994: ranked 261996: ranked 261997: ranked 301998: ranked 301999: ranked 332000: ranked 332001: ranked 332002: ranked 302003: ranked 322004: ranked 352005: ranked 422006: ranked 412007: ranked 362008: ranked 402009: ranked 432010: ranked 492011: ranked 442012: ranked 382013: ranked 392014: ranked 372015: ranked 392016: ranked 382017: ranked 442018: ranked 472019: ranked 552020: ranked 562021: ranked 602022: ranked 602023: ranked 682024: ranked 622025: ranked 74

Where does Libbie rank as a registered name?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,2961997: ranked 1,1261998: ranked 1,0361999: ranked 7362000: ranked 7282001: ranked 6712002: ranked 6202003: ranked 6072004: ranked 5072005: ranked 4902006: ranked 4482007: ranked 4692008: ranked 5572009: ranked 6542010: ranked 8302011: ranked 9592012: ranked 9982013: ranked 1,1282014: ranked 1,4112015: ranked 1,4972016: ranked 1,6352017: ranked 1,9952018: ranked 2,1872019: ranked 1,9402020: ranked 4,5352021: ranked 2,9422022: ranked 2,8892024: ranked 3,3192025: ranked 4,201

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

Is Libbie short for Elizabeth?

Yes - Libbie is a shortened form of Elizabeth. Libbies are usually registered as Elizabeth at birth.

When was the name Libbie most popular?

The full name Elizabeth peaked in 1904, when around 13,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Libbie itself peaked as a registered name in 2006, with 88 babies.

How many people are called Libbie?

There's no official count of people who go by Libbie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 250,000 people registered as Elizabeth born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Libbie.

How old is the typical Libbie?

Most people called Libbie are registered as Elizabeth. Most living Elizabeths are between 41 and 76; the most common age is about 72.

Is Libbie becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.






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