Delbert
Delbert is a given name. It is a short form of Adelbert, which is a combination of the German words adal, meaning noble, and berht, meaning bright. Notable people with the name include:Delbert F.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Delbert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delbert is a given name. It is a short form of Adelbert, which is a combination of the German words adal, meaning noble, and berht, meaning bright. Notable people with the name include:Delbert F.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Delbert
The earliest SSA record of Delbert as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 44 babies received it. 1932 was its biggest year on record, with 1,038 newborns named Delbert — #151 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Delberts. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,809 among baby boy names with 11 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 47K Delberts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Delbert
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About the name Delbert
Delbert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 47K births in the dataset. Delbert's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #150. Use the chart and map above to compare Delbert's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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