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Name

Liberty

/LIB-er-tee/ FeminineEnglish

Meaning

Liberty is a feminine name of English origin meaning “freedom”.

Liberty is the English word for freedom worn as a name, with documented use spiking around the American Revolution, the Bicentennial, and again after 2001. It is given mostly to girls, shortens to the cheerful Libby, and remains one of the few overtly patriotic names in regular use.

Has appeared in the US girls' top 1000 in patriotic waves since 1918.

Popularity in the United States

Girls

Ranked #975 in 2024 · peak #406 in 2004

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
English
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/LIB-er-tee/
Themes
Freedom

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Questions

  • Liberty is a feminine name of English origin meaning “freedom”. Liberty is the English word for freedom worn as a name, with documented use spiking around the American Revolution, the Bicentennial, and again after 2001.

  • Liberty is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Has appeared in the US girls' top 1000 in patriotic waves since 1918.

  • The name Liberty comes from English. Liberty is the English word for freedom worn as a name, with documented use spiking around the American Revolution, the Bicentennial, and again after 2001. It is given mostly to girls, shortens to the cheerful Libby, and remains one of the few overtly patriotic names in regular use.

  • Liberty is pronounced LIB-er-tee.

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