# Philibert (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/philibert/  
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 | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Philibert.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 5 | 4,263 |

## People named Philibert

- Philibert Tsiranana, First President of Madagascar (1959-1972)
- Philibert de l'Orme, French architect of the Renaissance. (1514–1570)
- Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, Claimant king of Jerusalem
- Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Duke of Savoy
- Philibert Jacques Melotte, British astronomer (1880-1961)
- Philibert Commerson, French scientist (1727-1773)
- Philibert Smellinckx, Belgian footballer (1911-1977)
- Philibert of Jumièges, French saint
- Philibert of Chalon, French nobleman
- Philibert Hugonet, French cardinal
- Philibert Babou de la Bourdaisière, French cardinal
- Philibert Orry, French politician (1689-1747)

## 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.