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."

Libby Rank in US Top 1000

# 995 in the US

Libby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1043 on Nameberry

Libby Popularity

• 995 US 2015
• 1043 Nameberry 2024
• 96 Unique 2023
• 329 England 2021
• 191 Scotland 2022

20 Names Similar to Libby

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Libby.

• Millie
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• Kit
• Emmy
• Gwen
• Dottie
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• Winnie
• Kitty
• Annie
• Bridget
• Edie
• Cara
• Philippa
• Ailsa
• Annabel
• Pippa
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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