# Cuthbert (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/cuthbert/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “brightly known”, “famous” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 151 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 151 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 45, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”).

## What it means

Cuthbert is grouped under famous.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 10 | 2,591 |
| 1918 | 7 | 3,445 |
| 1919 | 6 | 3,829 |
| 1920 | 9 | 3,012 |
| 1921 | 10 | 2,845 |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,444 |
| 1923 | 8 | 3,223 |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,570 |
| 1925 | 5 | 4,347 |
| 1927 | 6 | 3,865 |
| 1930 | 13 | 2,204 |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,465 |
| 1933 | 5 | 3,756 |
| 1943 | 5 | 3,647 |
| 1955 | 6 | 3,575 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | 2,859 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,036 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3,467 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2,755 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 卡思伯特
- Esperanto: Kutberto
- French: Cuthbert
- Italian: Cutberto
- Latin: Cuthbertus
- Portuguese: Cuteberto, Cutberto, Cuthbert
- Russian: Кутберт
- Scottish Gaelic: Cuithbeart

## People named Cuthbert

- Cuthbert, 7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monk, hermit and saint (635–687)
- Cuthbert Sebastian, British Colonial governor (1921-2017)
- Cuthbert Tunstall, English bishop, administrator and royal advisor
- Cuthbert Ottaway, English sportsman (1850–1878)
- Cuthbert Burnup, English footballer (1875–1960)
- William Faulkner, American writer (1897-1962)
- Augustus Hare, English writer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.