The first name Engelbert
A boy’s name from French.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
French origin
A male given name from Old French.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Engelbert at birth, 1880–2025
In 1995, 6 boys born in the United States were named Engelbert, the 8,119th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 15 were.
150
babies named Engelbert since 1880
#8,119
rank in 1995
1970
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Engelbeorht
Famous people named Engelbert
21 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Engelbert DollfussAustrian Christian Social and Patriotic Front statesman (1892-1934)
- Engelbert HumperdinckGerman composer (1854–1921)
- Engelbert KaempferGerman botanist (1651–1716)
- Engelbert II of BergArchbishop of Cologne (1185 or 1186–1225)
- Engelbert KrausGerman footballer (1934-2016)
- Engelbert, Duke of CarinthiaDuke of Carinthia (11th century-1141)
- Engelbert ZaschkaGerman engineer, inventor and helicopter pioneer (1895–1955)
- Engelbert, Count of NeversFrench noble, 1462–1506
- Engelbert III, Margrave of IstriaAustrian noble, died 1173
- Engelbert EndrassGerman navy officer and world war II U-boat commander, 1911–1941
- Engelbert PigalAustrian engineer and author, 1899–1978
- Engelbert I, Count of the MarkCount of the Mark, 1225–1277
More French boys’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Engelbert?
- Engelbert comes from French.
- Is Engelbert a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 150 US babies named Engelbert since 1880 were boys.
- When was Engelbert most popular?
- 1970 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Engelbert, its highest rank at 2,428th.
- What are other spellings of Engelbert?
- Engelbeorht.