The first name Delbert
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Delbert at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 12 boys born in the United States were named Delbert, the 6,901st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1932, when 1,038 were.
47,056
babies named Delbert since 1880
#6,901
rank in 2025
1932
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 Delbert
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Delbert MannAmerican television and film director (1920–2007)
- Delbert McClintonAmerican blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and, born 1940
- Sonny WestAmerican actor, bodyguard for Elvis Presley, 1938–2017
- Del WilkesAll-American college football player, professional wrestler (1961-2021)
Questions
- Is Delbert a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 47,056 US babies named Delbert since 1880 were boys.
- When was Delbert most popular?
- 1932 in the United States, when 1,038 babies were named Delbert, its highest rank at 151st.