Hilbert
Hilbert is both a Germanic masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Dutch
- German
Meaning & Origin of Hilbert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hilbert is both a Germanic masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
- German
The Story of Hilbert
American parents first put Hilbert on the record books as a baby boy name in 1900, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 83 Hilberts were born — ranking #717 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Hilberts. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1998 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Hilberts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hilbert
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hilbert. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hildebert
Names that sound like Hilbert
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About the name Hilbert
Hilbert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hilbert's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #717. Use the chart and map above to compare Hilbert'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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