Norbert

Boy name

Norbert has been given to 20,385 babies in the U.S. since 1885. It peaked in 1924.

Meaning & origin

From Old High German nord (“north”) + beraht (“bright”).

Origin: Germanic languages

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

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Total babies

20,385

Peak year

1924 (635 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1885

10-year trend

▼ -100%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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

20,124 babies since 1880

20,839 babies since 1880

21,166 babies since 1880

21,262 babies since 1880

21,553 babies since 1880

19,034 babies since 1883

18,794 babies since 1880

22,170 babies since 1880

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