How Many People Are Named Libra?
An estimated 197 people in the United States have the first name Libra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Libra peaked in popularity in 1976 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Libra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Libra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
197
About 1 in 1,739,870 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1976
33 births
Total Registered
218
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Libra
Libra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 218 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Libra as a female name
Ranked #11,394 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1976 (33 births)
Libra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Libra span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 194 babies were registered. Libra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Libra by Decade
How has Libra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Libra by State
Libra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Libra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Libra
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Libra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Libra?
We estimate approximately 197 people named Libra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,739,870 Americans share this first name.
Is Libra a common name?
Libra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 218 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Libra most popular?
Libra reached peak popularity in 1976, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Libra is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Libra a female name?
Libra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Libra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Libra Smith, Libra Johnson, Libra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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