What was the original name of the Liberty Bell before it became known by its famous nickname?

The original name of the Liberty Bell was the State House Bell.

The bell was ordered in 1751 for the Pennsylvania State House, now Independence Hall, in Philadelphia. Its inscription quoted Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof.” The bell was cast in London by Lester and Pack and arrived in Philadelphia in 1752.

It cracked during an early test and was recast in Philadelphia by John Pass and John Stow. The bell acquired its modern nickname decades later, probably through abolitionist writing in the nineteenth century rather than through a single official renaming event.

The familiar story says the bell rang on July 4, 1776, to announce the Declaration of Independence. No contemporary evidence confirms that event. The bell's best-documented revolutionary-era role was its removal from Philadelphia in 1777 to protect it from British troops.