Edbert
Old English name composed of the elements "ead" meaning wealth and "beorht" meaning bright.
Name Census estimates that about 25 living Americans carry the first name Edbert. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Edbert today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Edbert births was 1968 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Edbert. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Edbert. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
25
~ 1 in 13,710,174 Americans
Peak year
1968
6 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2000 SSA rank
#10,873
Tracked since 1919
Census
Edbert in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 146 people with the first name Edbert, which placed it at #46,062 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#46,062
National first-name rank
People counted
146
146 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
43.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Edbert
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edbert is Asian/Pacific Islander at 43.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.6%) and Black (15.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Edbert described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Edbert at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander43.2% · 63
- Hispanic or Latino22.6% · 33
- Black or African American15.1% · 22
- White13.0% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.1% · 6
- Two or more races2.1% · 3
Popularity
Edbert: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Edbert from the 1910s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 11 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Edbert remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Edbert by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Edbert during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Edbert
The name Edbert has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the root words "ead" meaning "prosperity" or "fortune," and "berht" meaning "bright" or "shining." This combination suggests the name was originally intended to convey a sense of radiance or good fortune.
Edbert was particularly popular during the early medieval period, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the 7th century. It was widespread among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, as well as in other Germanic regions such as Frankish territories and parts of modern-day Germany.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear this name was Edbert, a monk who lived in the 7th century and was a member of the ancient monastery of Iona in Scotland. He is briefly mentioned in the writings of the Venerable Bede, an English monk and scholar from the same era.
In the 9th century, an Edbert served as the Bishop of Lindisfarne, a prominent monastic center in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. He was known for his piety and efforts to promote education and literacy among the clergy.
During the 11th century, an Edbert was recorded as a landowner and nobleman in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings in Norman-controlled England commissioned by William the Conqueror.
Another notable figure with this name was Edbert Richier, a French sculptor and architect who lived in the 16th century. He was renowned for his intricate and highly detailed sculptural works, many of which adorned churches and cathedrals across France.
In the 17th century, Edbert Vining was an English politician and member of the Parliament of England during the reign of King Charles I. He played a role in the tumultuous events leading up to the English Civil War.
While the name Edbert has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a part of the rich tapestry of historical names that reflect the cultural and linguistic heritage of various regions and eras.
People
Edbert + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Edbert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Edbert: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Edbert?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 25 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Edbert going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 US residents.
Is Edbert a common name?
We classify Edbert as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 31 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Edbert most popular?
The single biggest year for Edbert was 1968, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Edbert is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Edbert in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 146 people with the name Edbert, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #46,062 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Edbert in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Edbert?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Edbert appears almost entirely male. Of the 144 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Edbert?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Edbert is Asian/Pacific Islander at 43.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.6%) and Black (15.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Edbert most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Edbert in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.2% (63 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Edbert in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Edbert a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Edbert in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Edbert still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Edbert in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Edbert can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Edbert?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.