Fun Facts About the Name Libni
- 313 babies named Libni: U.S. records list 313 babies given the name Libni from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Libni Mean?
Libni is a Hebrew masculine name traditionally glossed as "white" or "whiteness." It derives from the Hebrew root לבן (l-b-n), seen in the adjective לָבָן (lavan, "white") and the related noun לְבָנָה (levanah, "white" or "moon"). The biblical name is written לִבְנִי. Its final -ִי (-i) may be a possessive suffix, yielding "my white," but in Hebrew personal names that ending often functions as a simple adjectival or diminutive ending. The root meaning is clear; the precise force of the ending is not.
Libni Name History & Origins
Libni appears in the Hebrew Bible among the Levites. In Exodus 6:17 and 1 Chronicles 6:17 he is named as a son of Gershon (Gershom) and a brother of Shimei. His family line is called the Libnites in Numbers 3:21 and 26:58, one of the Gershonite clans. A second Libni is listed in the Merarite genealogy as a son of Mahli in 1 Chronicles 6:29. These passages place the name in Israel's priestly tribe and in genealogical records rather than in a narrative about an individual.
The Hebrew name was carried into early Bible translations in adapted forms. The Septuagint renders it with Greek vowels, often as Λοβενί, and the Latin Vulgate has Lobni; these forms show the name's movement from Hebrew into Greek and Latin rather than a change in its underlying root. The Latin form Lobni is the one through which the name was known in medieval Western Bible tradition. In modern Hebrew it remains לִבְנִי, and the Israeli surname Livni (לבני) is another form from the same root. Libni is not the same as Libnah, a biblical place name.
How Popular is the Name Libni?
Libni has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #6,466 in 2003.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,500 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,702 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #16,683 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #14,499 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,979 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #15,166 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,406 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,266 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #11,531 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,971 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #12,913 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #8,030 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #8,541 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #7,917 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #7,254 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #7,285 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #7,700 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #7,746 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #6,656 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #6,466 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #6,903 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #7,569 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #8,916 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #9,206 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #15,515 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #11,277 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #10,120 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #11,171 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Libni Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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