Liborio
Masculine
Liborio is the Italian and Spanish form of Liborius, a fourth-century bishop of Le Mans whose relics made history of their own. When they were carried to Paderborn in Germany in 836, the two cities swore a bond of brotherhood that is still honored, often called the oldest town partnership in Europe.
How old is the name Liborio?
Liborio first appears in US birth records in 1914 — 111 years ago. The typical Liborio alive today was born around 1951, making them about 74 years old. About 300 people named Liborio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Liborio most popular?
Liborio peaked in 1914, reaching #1975 nationally. See the whole 1914 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Latin Liborius to Liborio
Our story of Liborio
Our story of Liborio travels with a saint's bones. Liborius was bishop of Le Mans in the fourth century, and for more than four hundred years his relics stayed in that city. In 836 they were carried across the Frankish lands to Paderborn, a young diocese in need of a patron, and the two churches promised each other a brotherhood that has lasted ever since. Because he is invoked against kidney stones, painters show him holding a book with small stones on it. Paderborn still celebrates him every summer with Libori, a nine-day fair around his feast in late July, and the name that went to Italy and Spain as Liborio carries that long journey inside it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Liborius is a Latin name, and what it meant is not recorded. Links to liber, free, or to the verb libare, to pour an offering, are guesses rather than established readings.
How the name formed
- Latin Liborius
- Liborio
Related forms: Liborius · Liborius · Liboire
Pronouncing Liborio
lee-BOH-ree-oh
Italian and Spanish both stress the second syllable.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1914
- Most boys named
- 193214 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1975reached in 1914
- Change vs 2007
- 0.0%5 in 2022, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Liborio in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Liborius in Latin — related form
- Liborius in German — related form
- Liboire in French — related form
Liborios among us
people named Liborio are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Liborio sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A saint's name with a living tradition: Paderborn's Libori fair is held in his honor every year.
- Used in Italian and Spanish alike, so it reads as native in either family.
- Four clear syllables with a steady stress.
- It is rare in the United States and will need spelling out.
- English speakers may hear Liberio or Librio; one correction usually settles it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Liborios are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Liborio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Liborio in 2025?
- Liborio is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
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- Liborio will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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