Philbert
Philbert is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Philbert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Philbert is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Philbert
The earliest SSA record of Philbert as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1955 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Philbert — #1,611 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Philberts. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 797 Philberts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Philbert
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Names that sound like Philbert
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About the name Philbert
Philbert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 797 births in the dataset. Philbert's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #1,611. Use the chart and map above to compare Philbert'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.