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Hobert

Hobert: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bright fame”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
HOH-bert · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Rare variant of Robert, from Germanic Hrodebert composed of elements meaning 'fame' and 'bright'. Hobert may also arise from confusion with Hubert.

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How popular is Hobert?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Hobert in 20240

Peak year1897

Total US babies since 18805,724

Hobert was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Hobert

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Robertbright fame · Germanic
  • Robinbright fame · English
  • Robertobright fame · Germanic
  • Bobbybright fame · Germanic
  • Robynbright fame · English
  • Robertabright fame · Germanic
  • Bobbibright fame · English
  • Robbright fame · Germanic

Hobert questions

What does the name Hobert mean?

Hobert means "bright fame". It comes from Germanic. Rare variant of Robert, from Germanic Hrodebert composed of elements meaning 'fame' and 'bright'. Hobert may also arise from confusion with Hubert.

Is Hobert a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Hobert?

Hobert was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1897.

How do you pronounce Hobert?

Hobert is usually pronounced HOH-bert.

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.