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First Name
33k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
3k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Elbert

Origin: German
Meaning: Bright: famous
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Gender: Boy
1,257^th All Time
9,716^th in 2010

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Nicknames and Given Names for Elbert

489k Albert
34k Bert
14k Bertie
279 El
<100 Elbie

How popular is the baby name Elbert in the U.S.?

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	79	0	79
1881	84	0	84
1882	99	0	99
1883	92	0	92
1884	90	0	90
1885	92	0	92
1886	94	0	94
1887	82	0	82
1888	98	0	98
1889	95	0	95
1890	89	0	89
1891	77	0	77
1892	93	0	93
1893	89	0	89
1894	97	0	97
1895	106	0	106
1896	96	0	96
1897	95	0	95
1898	87	0	87
1899	81	0	81
1900	125	0	125
1901	78	0	78
1902	108	0	108
1903	95	0	95
1904	100	0	100
1905	132	0	132
1906	85	0	85
1907	120	0	120
1908	121	0	121
1909	167	0	167
1910	183	0	183
1911	195	0	195
1912	342	0	342
1913	416	0	416
1914	450	0	450
1915	669	0	669
1916	662	0	662
1917	675	0	675
1918	663	0	663
1919	741	6	735
1920	793	7	786
1921	720	6	714
1922	754	0	754
1923	772	0	772
1924	735	8	727
1925	681	9	672
1926	717	0	717
1927	678	0	678
1928	664	7	657
1929	600	0	600
1930	618	10	608
1931	567	0	567
1932	531	0	531
1933	542	5	537
1934	526	0	526
1935	546	0	546
1936	491	0	491
1937	477	0	477
1938	472	0	472
1939	458	0	458
1940	478	9	469
1941	505	0	505
1942	471	0	471
1943	497	0	497
1944	414	0	414
1945	415	0	415
1946	419	0	419
1947	462	6	456
1948	384	0	384
1949	418	0	418
1950	344	0	344
1951	397	0	397
1952	370	6	364
1953	358	7	351
1954	350	0	350
1955	342	0	342
1956	314	0	314
1957	363	5	358
1958	348	0	348
1959	337	0	337
1960	266	0	266
1961	254	0	254
1962	226	0	226
1963	272	0	272
1964	241	0	241
1965	236	0	236
1966	202	0	202
1967	189	0	189
1968	185	0	185
1969	177	0	177
1970	160	0	160
1971	198	0	198
1972	152	6	146
1973	158	0	158
1974	131	0	131
1975	126	0	126
1976	105	0	105
1977	104	0	104
1978	113	0	113
1979	97	0	97
1980	86	0	86
1981	99	0	99
1982	90	0	90
1983	66	0	66
1984	74	0	74
1985	81	0	81
1986	59	0	59
1987	76	0	76
1988	76	0	76
1989	84	0	84
1990	76	0	76
1991	68	0	68
1992	69	0	69
1993	47	0	47
1994	43	0	43
1995	48	0	48
1996	42	0	42
1997	40	0	40
1998	28	0	28
1999	30	0	30
2000	37	0	37
2001	34	0	34
2002	23	0	23
2003	23	0	23
2004	25	0	25
2005	30	0	30
2006	21	0	21
2007	27	0	27
2008	22	0	22
2009	16	0	16
2010	21	0	21
2011	18	0	18
2012	15	0	15
2013	13	0	13
2014	14	0	14
2015	15	0	15

Fun Facts about the name Elbert

How many people with the first name Elbert have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 33,498 babies born with the first name Elbert in the United States. That's more than enough people named Elbert to occupy the country of San Marino with an estimated population of 32,312 (as of March 31, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Elbert? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 79 new born babies.
When was Elbert first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Elbert is Friday, October 30th, 1868.
What year had the most people named Elbert born? The highest recorded use of the first name Elbert was in 1920 with a total of 786 babies.
Random Elbert Factoid: According to the 1919 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Elbert ranks 94^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Mississippi. Imagine that, 43 babies in Mississippi have the same name as you in 1919.
Weird things about the name Elbert: Your name in reverse order is Treble. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Tlbree. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Elbert? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 3,339 people with the last name Elbert.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Elbert? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 1 of them will have Elbert as their last name.

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Common last names for Elbert

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Common first names for Elbert

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Elbert	U.S.
█	White	77.06%	64.26%
█	African American	17.88%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.84%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.39%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	2.25%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	1.59%	16.26%

Of Last Name Elbert

People with the last name Elbert are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Elbert" mean? The list below shows the origins of Elbert as well as things modernly associated with the name Elbert such as celebrities named Elbert.

German

Origin and Meaning of Elbert

The name "Elbert" is of German origin, and it means "Bright: famous". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Wiktionary

A cognate of the more common Albert.

An American surnameâ€‹.
A male given name.

Notable Persons With the Name Elbert

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard was a writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Elbert was born Elbert Hubbard on June 19th, 1856 in Bloomington, Illinois, U.S. He left this life on May 7th, 1915.

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Bertie Higgins

Bertie Higgins is a country music, pop music, and soft rock singer-songwriter. He was most prominent from 1981 to present. Bertie was given the name Elbert Joseph Higgins on December 8th, 1944.

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Clifton Daniel

Clifton Daniel was a new york times managing editor, the new york times, and new york timesmanaging editor. Clifton was given the name Elbert Clifton Daniel Jr. on September 19th, 1912 in Zebulon, North Carolina, United States. He left this life on February 21st, 2000.

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Elbert Frank Cox

Elbert Frank Cox was a scientist in the field of mathematics. Elbert was born on December 5th, 1895. He left this life on November 28th, 1969.

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Elbert Lee Guillory

Elbert Lee Guillory is an influential person. Elbert was born on June 24th, 1944 in Opelousas, Louisiana, USA. Elbert is also known as Elbert Guillory.

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Elbert Howard

Elbert Howard is an activist, author, and lecturer. Elbert was born on January 5th, 1938 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Elbert D. Thomas

(office holder)
Elbert Lee Trinkle

(Governor of Virginia)
Elbert N. Carvel

(Governor of Delaware)
Elbert Tuttle

(Chief Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)
Elbert Luther Kinser

(military person)
Elbert A. Smith

(famed person)
Elbert Mack

(football player)
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard

(famed individual)
Elbert Leroy Lampson

(Lieutenant Governor of Ohio)
Elbert Adrain Brinckerhoff

(leading human)
Elbert Sidney Brigham

(Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district)
Elbert Weinberg

(noteworthy human)
Elbert Pratt

(leading individual)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Elbert

Donnie Elbert

Donnie Elbert was a soul music, rhythm, blues, and disco singing and songwriter. He plays Human voice and Multi-instrumentalist. His career lasted from 1955 to 1955. Donnie was born Donnie Elbert on May 25th, 1936. He breathed his last breath on January 26th, 1989.

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Emily Elbert

Emily Elbert is a folk music, soul music, jazz, and pop music singer-songwriter and musician. She plays Lead vocalist and Guitar. She has had major accomplishments since 2006. Emily was given the name Emily Caroline Elbert on December 21st, 1988 in Texas.

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Samuel Elbert

Samuel Elbert is a list of governors of georgia.

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Samuel Hitt Elbert

Samuel Hitt Elbert was a Governor of the Territory of Colorado. Samuel was born on April 3rd, 1833 in Logan County, Ohio. He breathed his last breath on November 27th, 1899.

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