Norberto
Norberto is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the masculine given name Norbert. Notable people with the name include:Norberto Alonso, former Argentine football midfielder Norberto Araujo, Argentine football central defender Norberto Aroldi (1932–1978), Argentine film actor and screenwriter Norberto Barba, American cinematographer and film director Norberto Bobbio (1909–2004), Italian…
- Spanish
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- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Norberto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Norberto is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the masculine given name Norbert. Notable people with the name include:Norberto Alonso, former Argentine football midfielder Norberto Araujo, Argentine football central defender Norberto Aroldi (1932–1978), Argentine film actor and screenwriter Norberto Barba, American cinematographer and film director Norberto Bobbio (1909–2004), Italian…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Italian
The Story of Norberto
Norberto first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1921, with 14 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1981: 103 births, good for #875 nationwide. As of 2026, Norberto ranks #4,157 for baby boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Norberto
Norberto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Norberto's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #875. Use the chart and map above to compare Norberto'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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