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Liberty

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Liberty: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #157 to #1133.200020052010201520202025#157#1133
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#260
1997#256
1998#250
1999#197
2000#186
2001#165
2002#196
2003#157
2004#181
2005#200
2006#213
2007#289
2008#311
2009#390
2010#401
2011#380
2012#370
2013#373
2014#386
2015#406
2016#444
2017#661
2018#527
2019#590
2020#631
2021#616
2022#503
2023#706
2024#1007
2025#1133

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #638 among girls in Scotland, #1007 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #260 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1133 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #157 in England and Wales in 2003.

Liberty's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#113329HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#100735HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#51193HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#70651HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#50380HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#61663HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#63160HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#59067HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#52780HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#66163HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#44499HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#406111HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#386115HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#373121HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#370129HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#380123HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#401110HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#390108HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#311150HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#289163HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#213225HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#200241HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#181274HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#157308HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#196218HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#165262HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#186229HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#197224HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#250158HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#256153HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#260144HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#3443HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Liberty is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Liberty, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2003Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: highest position in 1999ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#157 in 2003
Northern Ireland19991#344 in 1999
Scotland20241#638 in 2024

Its high point came 25 years earlier in Northern Ireland (1999) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Liberty

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #157 in England and Wales in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.