The first name Adelbert
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Doublet of Albert and Ethelbert.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Adelbert at birth, 1880–2025
In 1995, 5 boys born in the United States were named Adelbert, the 8,879th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 86 were.
2,373
babies named Adelbert since 1880
#8,879
rank in 1995
1918
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Adelbert
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Otis Adelbert KlineAmerican science fiction writer (1891–1946)
- Adelbert Ames, Jr.American scientist (1880-1955)
- Adelbert Heinrich von BaudissinGerman author (1820-1871)
- Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of BeaufortBritish Army officer and peer (1847–1924)
Questions
- What does the name Adelbert mean?
- Doublet of Albert and Ethelbert.
- Is Adelbert a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,373 US babies named Adelbert since 1880 were boys.
- When was Adelbert most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 86 babies were named Adelbert, its highest rank at 667th.