Lambert
Lambert is an English and French given name and surname. It is from the Low German form of the anthroponymic name Landberht from the Old High German land "(home) land" and beraht "bright".
Meaning & Origin of Lambert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lambert is an English and French given name and surname. It is from the Low German form of the anthroponymic name Landberht from the Old High German land "(home) land" and beraht "bright".
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The Story of Lambert
Lambert first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1881, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 98 Lamberts were born — ranking #620 that year. As of 2026, Lambert ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 4K Lamberts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Lambert
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- Lambert, Bishop of Ostia (c. 1036–1130), became Pope Honorius II
- Lambert, Margrave of Tuscany ( fl. 929–931), also count and duke of Lucca
- Lambert (pianist) ( fl. 2014), stage name of German pianist Paul Lambert
- Lambert le Bègue , 12th century Belgian priest
- Lambert de Monte , also known as Lambert of Cologne (1430/5–1499), Dutch scholastic and Thomist
- Lambert of Ardres , (c. 1160–after 1203) 12th century French chronicler
- Lambert of Cologne , also known as Lambert de Monte (1430/5–1499), Dutch scholastic and thomist
- Lambert of Gallura (died 1225), giudice of Gallura, Sardinia
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Names that sound like Lambert
Phonetically similar names — useful when Lambert is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Lampert
- Lumbered
- Lamber
- Lamberts
- Limbered
- Lambro
- Lamberth
- Lammert
- Lambright
- Lumber
- Limber
- Libert
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Lambert
Lambert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Lambert's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #620. Use the chart and map above to compare Lambert'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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