Seibert
Seibert is a surname of German origin. It comes from the German personal name Seibert, which was formed from Old High German sigu/Old Saxon *sigi, meaning victory, and Old High German beraht/Old Saxon berht, meaning bright. The "g" was dropped and the first vowel became a diphthong. There are 3495 people with this surname in Germany, mostly in the west of the country.
Meaning & Origin of Seibert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seibert is a surname of German origin. It comes from the German personal name Seibert, which was formed from Old High German sigu/Old Saxon *sigi, meaning victory, and Old High German beraht/Old Saxon berht, meaning bright. The "g" was dropped and the first vowel became a diphthong. There are 3495 people with this surname in Germany, mostly in the west of the country.
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The Story of Seibert
Seibert first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1913, when 8 Seiberts were born — ranking #2,092 that year. As of 2026, Seibert ranks #3,561 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 66 Seiberts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Seibert
Seibert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Seibert's peak popularity came in 1913 when it ranked #2,092. Use the chart and map above to compare Seibert'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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