ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1881 First Year 1995 Last Year 1923 Peak Year #1358 Peak Rank 1K Total Count 81 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Halbert What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. A halberd is a two-handed polearm that was in prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It may have a hook or thorn on the back of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants and protecting allied soldiers, typically musketeers. The halberd was usually 2.0 to 2.5 metres long. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberd) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberd) 🏛️Origin & history Early-16th-century miniature depicting the Battle of Grandson, from the Lucerner Schilling . Swiss soldiers can be seen armed with earlier halberds. The halberd is first mentioned (as hallenbarte ) in a work by 13th-century German poet Konrad von Würzburg . John of Winterthur described it as a new weapon used by the Swiss at the Battle of Morgarten of 1315\. The halberd was inexpensive to produce and very versatile in battle. As the halberd was eventually refined, its point was more fully developed to allow it to deal better with spears and pikes (and make it able to push back approaching horse [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Halbert](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Archive-ugent-be-79D46426-CC9D-11E3-B56B-4FBAD43445F2_DS-263_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Archive-ugent-be-79D46426-CC9D-11E3-B56B-4FBAD43445F2_DS-263_%28cropped%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberd) 📖 ## The Story of Halbert The earliest SSA record of Halbert as a baby boy name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Halbert — #1,358 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1995 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Halberts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Halbert Phonetically similar names — useful when Halbert is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Halberd * Halpert * [Hilbert](/hilbert) * [Hulbert](/hulbert) * [Holbert](/holbert) * Helbert * Halbur * Hurlburt * [Talbert](/talbert) * [Calbert](/calbert) * Jalbert * [Dalbert](/dalbert) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Halbert What does the name Halbert mean? A halberd is a two-handed polearm that was in prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It may have a hook or thorn on the back of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants and protecting allied soldiers, typically musketeers. The halberd was usually 2.0 to 2.5 metres long. How popular is Halbert in 2026? In 2026, Halbert ranks #8,866 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Halbert most popular? Halbert reached its peak popularity in 1923, ranking #1,358 that year with 29 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Halbert most popular? Halbert has historically been most popular in Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Halbert. Is Halbert a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Halbert is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Halbert? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Halbert include Conard, Arville, Verdell. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦ConardPeak #1358](/conard)[👦ArvillePeak #1358](/arville)[👦VerdellPeak #1358](/verdell)[👦GladePeak #1359](/glade)[👦LeobardoPeak #1359](/leobardo)[👦BrodrickPeak #1357](/brodrick)[👦YonatanPeak #1357](/yonatan)[👦QuadirPeak #1357](/quadir) ## About the name Halbert Halbert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Halbert's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,358\. Use the chart and map above to compare Halbert's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1923 → ](/year/1923) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "H" → ](/letter/h) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.