# Lambert (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lambert/  
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 | “land”, “bright” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlæmbɚt/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,515 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,515 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Lambert, from Old French Lambert, a saint's name (of a Bishop of Maastricht) brought to England by the Normans, from Proto-West Germanic *Landaberht, from *land (“land”) + *berht (“bright”). Cognate with Old English Landbeorht, Old High German Lantbërht, Dutch Lambrecht.

## What it means

Lambert is grouped under earth and light.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 11,680 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11,654 |
| 2013 | 10 | 7,864 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8,522 |
| 2015 | 15 | 5,894 |
| 2016 | 12 | 6,966 |
| 2017 | 18 | 5,216 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6,962 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7,970 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8,456 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9,336 |
| 2022 | 10 | 8,088 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9,416 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9,504 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7,033 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |

## In other languages

- French: Lambert
- Greek: Λαμπέρτος, Λαμπέρτου
- Italian: Lamberto
- Latin: Lambertus
- Dutch: Lambrecht
- German: Lambrecht

## People named Lambert

- Lambert Wilson, French actor
- Lambert Lombard, Flemish painter (1505-1566)
- Lambert Hillyer, Film director, Screenwriter (1893-1969)
- Lambert II, Count of Louvain, Count of Leuven from 1033 to 1054
- Lambert Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (1700–1759)
- Lambert Sustris, Dutch painter (1515-1584)
- Lambert Redd, American long jumper (1908-1986)
- Lambert Massart, Classical violinist (1811–1892)
- Lambert Mende Omalanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo politician
- Lambert of Chalon, Count of Chalon
- Lambert van Haven, Danish architect (1630-1695)
- Lambert Bos, Dutch linguist (1670–1717)

## 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.