Name profile

Norbert

This name is derived from the Old German elements nord meaning "north" and beraht meaning "bright".

PronunciationGerman /ˈnɔʁ.bɛʁt/; American English /ˈnɔɹ.bəɹt/; British English /ˈnɔː.bət/; Dutch /ˈnɔr.bərt/; French /nɔʁ.bɛʁ/; Hungarian /ˈnor.bɛrt/; Polish /ˈnɔr.bɛrt/
Usage languagesDutch, English, French, German, Germanic, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian
US rank (2024)#6,199

Meaning and history

Norbert is a name derived from the Old German elements nord, meaning “north,” and beraht, meaning “bright.” It was borne by an 11th-century German saint known for introducing many reforms within the Church.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 19 births, rank #4,675
2007: 13 births, rank #6,262
2008: 13 births, rank #6,393
2009: 10 births, rank #7,692
20102010: 10 births, rank #7,591
2011: 10 births, rank #7,502
2012: 7 births, rank #9,709
2013: 7 births, rank #9,655
2014: 9 births, rank #8,130
20152015: 9 births, rank #8,040
2016: 5 births, rank #12,185
2017: 8 births, rank #8,840
2018: 11 births, rank #7,136
2019: 17 births, rank #5,340
20202020: 10 births, rank #7,502
2021: 14 births, rank #6,032
2022: 6 births, rank #10,863
2023: 7 births, rank #9,763
20242024: 14 births, rank #6,199

Norbert moved from #897 to #938 for boys between 1970 and 1971. Its highest annual birth count came in 1924, with 635 births.