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Elbert

Elbert: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“noble bright”
Origin
Old English
Say it
EL-burt · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From an old Germanic name family, related to forms such as Adalbert and Albert, with elements meaning noble and bright. Elbert has long been used in English.

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How popular is Elbert?

20243.3 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Elbert in 202411

Peak year1882

Total US babies since 188033,598

Elbert is fading: recent use is about 47% of its level ten years before.

Names like Elbert

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Elbert questions

What does the name Elbert mean?

Elbert means "noble bright". It comes from Old English. From an old Germanic name family, related to forms such as Adalbert and Albert, with elements meaning noble and bright. Elbert has long been used in English.

Is Elbert a boy or girl name?

Elbert is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Elbert?

11 US babies were named Elbert in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.

How do you pronounce Elbert?

Elbert is usually pronounced EL-burt.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.