Elbert

Boy name

Elbert has been given to 33,608 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Meaning & origin

A cognate of the more common Albert.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

33,608

Peak year

1920 (793 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -40%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Elbert.

33,230 babies since 1880

34,242 babies since 1880

32,840 babies since 1880

32,190 babies since 1880

35,220 babies since 1880

36,225 babies since 1880

36,600 babies since 1880

29,520 babies since 1880

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