Libby

English, diminutive of Elizabeth
"pledged to God"

Libby Origin and Meaning

The name Libby is a girl's name of English origin meaning "pledged to God".

Through all the years when Betty, Betsy, Beth, Liz, and Lizzie were the Elizabethan nicknames of choice, the bubblier Libby was set aside, but today it may be the most modern of all—it has already made a strong comeback in England and Wales, where it ranks Number 139.

Libby Holman was a colorful torch singer in the 1920s and '30s, Libby Smith was a mysterious character on Lost, and Carly Simon wrote a song titled "Libby."

# 995 in the US

Libby Rank in US Top 1000

# 1045 on Nameberry

Libby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Libby Popularity

Famous People Named Libby

  • Libby Gill
    American executive, speaker and author
  • Libby Holman (born Elizabeth Lloyd Holzman)
    American torch singer
  • Lisbeth Constance "Libby" Trickett
    Australian swimmer
  • Libby Morris
    Canadian comic actress
  • Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Pataki
    wife of New York governor George Pataki
  • Libby Potter
    English reporter
  • Elizabeth Mary "Libby" Purves
    English radio presenter and journalist
  • Libby Purvis
    Australian actress and writer
  • Libby Rees
    English author
  • Libby Riddles
    American dog musher
  • Elizabeth "Libby" Roderick
    American singer,songwriter
  • Elizabeth Mary "Libby" Tanner
    Australian actress
  • Elizabeth "Libby" Titus
    American singer/songwriter
  • Libby Scheier
    Canadian poet
  • Elizabeth Beckman "Libby" Schaaf
    American politician
  • Elizabeth Brown "Libby" Larsen
    American composer
  • Willard Libby
    winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Libby in Pop Culture

  • Libby Putney
    character from "Scream Queens" also known as Chanel #5
  • Libby Folfax
    character from "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius"
  • Elizabeth Grace "Libby" Kennedy
    character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
  • Libby Chessler
    character on TV's "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
  • Libby/Boltie
    character in the movie "Super"
  • Libby
    character in movie "Run Fatboy Run"
  • Libby Masters
    character on TV's"Masters of Sex"
  • Libby Shear
    character from the video game Campfire Tales
  • Libby Francis
    character in the "St Clare" series by Enid Blyton
  • Libby Day
    main character in Gillian Flynn's novel "Dark Places"
  • Libby
    a term used to identify Alphas or Queen Bees
  • Libby Shear
    character from the Campfire tales games