Hubert
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright". It also occurs as a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Hubert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright". It also occurs as a surname.
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The Story of Hubert
Hubert first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 59 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 1,551 Huberts were born — ranking #115 that year. As of 2026, Hubert ranks #4,111 for baby boys with 26 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 58K Huberts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hubert
Hubert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 58K births in the dataset. Hubert's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #105. Use the chart and map above to compare Hubert'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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