# Elbert (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/elbert/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | Elbie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 33,608 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 33,511 / 97 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 10, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A cognate of the more common Albert.

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 6 | 4,408 |
| 1920 | 7 | 4,090 |
| 1921 | 6 | 4,630 |
| 1924 | 8 | 3,753 |
| 1925 | 9 | 3,450 |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,870 |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,904 |
| 1933 | 5 | 4,390 |
| 1940 | 9 | 3,027 |
| 1947 | 6 | 4,906 |
| 1952 | 6 | 5,082 |
| 1953 | 7 | 4,707 |
| 1957 | 5 | 6,334 |
| 1972 | 6 | 7,542 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | 4,564 |
| 2011 | 18 | 5,044 |
| 2012 | 15 | 5,792 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6,352 |
| 2014 | 14 | 6,085 |
| 2015 | 15 | 5,810 |
| 2016 | 21 | 4,664 |
| 2017 | 15 | 5,873 |
| 2018 | 14 | 6,125 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7,296 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9,859 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,673 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7,928 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7,392 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8,442 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## People named Elbert

- Elbert Green Hubbard, American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher
- Elbert Root, diver (1915–1983)
- Elbert Lee Trinkle, American politician (1876-1939)
- Elbert D. Thomas, American politician (1883-1953)
- Elbert Henry Gary, American judge and businessman (1846–1927)
- Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician (1895-1969)
- Elbert Tuganov, Estonian animator, film director (1920-2007)
- Elbert Luther Little, American botanist (1907–2004)
- Elbert Howard, American civil rights activist (1938-2018)
- Elbert S. Brigham, American politician (1877-1962)
- Elbert N. Carvel, Delaware politician (1910-2005)

## 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.