Norbert
Norbert is a Germanic given name and infrequent surname, from nord "north" and berht "bright".
Meaning & Origin of Norbert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Norbert is a Germanic given name and infrequent surname, from nord "north" and berht "bright".
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The Story of Norbert
Norbert first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1885, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 635 Norberts were born — ranking #212 that year. As of 2026, Norbert ranks #6,928 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 20K Norberts 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 Norbert
Norbert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Norbert's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #206. Use the chart and map above to compare Norbert'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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