Libni
A masculine Hebrew name meaning "my whiteness" or "my purity".
Name Census estimates that about 301 living Americans carry the first name Libni. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Libni today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Libni births was 2003 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Libni. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
301
~ 1 in 1,138,719 Americans
Peak year
2003
18 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,702
Tracked since 1992
Census
Libni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 519 people with the first name Libni, which placed it at #20,044 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,044
National first-name rank
People counted
519
519 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Libni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Libni is Hispanic at 96.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (1.3%) and White (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Libni described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Libni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.0% · 498
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 7
- White1.2% · 6
- Black or African American0.8% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
- Two or more races0.4% · 2
Popularity
Libni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Libni from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 160 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Libni by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Libni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Libnis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Libni
The given name Libni is of Hebrew origin and can be traced back to ancient Israel during biblical times. The name is derived from the Hebrew word "Lavan," meaning "white" or "pale." It is a masculine name that has been used for centuries within the Jewish community.
One of the earliest references to the name Libni is found in the Book of Numbers in the Hebrew Bible. It is mentioned as the name of one of the sons of Gershon, who was the eldest son of Levi, the patriarch of the Levite tribe. This places the name's origin in the time period before the Israelites' exodus from Egypt, circa 1400 BCE.
In addition to its biblical roots, the name Libni was also recorded in ancient Jewish texts and historical records. For instance, there was a Libni ben Shenaton, a leader of the Levites during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE, as mentioned in the Book of Chronicles.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Libni. One of the most famous was Libni Mugrabi (1624-1679), a prominent Jewish scholar and philosopher from Morocco who authored numerous works on Jewish law and theology. Another noteworthy figure was Libni Nusseibeh (1840-1917), a prominent Palestinian Arab leader and mayor of Jerusalem during the late Ottoman period.
In more recent times, Libni Zupnik (1897-1975) was an influential Israeli rabbi and Talmudic scholar who served as the head of the Eda Haredit, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem. Additionally, Libni Tal (1925-1998) was an Israeli Brigadier General and recipient of the Hero of Israel award for his role in the Six-Day War.
Furthermore, Libni Asher (1942-2007) was an Israeli author and journalist who wrote extensively about the Arab-Israeli conflict and the politics of the Middle East. His works provided valuable insights into the region's complex geopolitical landscape.
People
Libni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Libni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Libni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Libni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 301 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Libni going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,138,719 US residents.
Is Libni a common name?
We classify Libni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 305 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Libni most popular?
The single biggest year for Libni was 2003, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Libni is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Libni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 519 people with the name Libni, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,044 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Libni in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Libni?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Libni on both sides of the split. Of the 515 people counted with this name, 121 were male (23.5%) and 394 were female (76.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Libni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Libni is Hispanic at 96.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (1.3%) and White (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Libni most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Libni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.0% (498 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Libni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Libni a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Libni in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Libni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Libni in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Libni can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Libni?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.