Egbert
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #465 in 1880
0 babies were named Egbert in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryEgbert has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Egberts, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1880, when it reached #465.
About the name Egbert
Egbert is a boy name of English and German origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-ert”. US birth records list Egbert for boys from 1880 to 2017, in 93 of those 138 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #465 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2017, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:English namesGerman names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 80 | 12,558 boys |
| 1890s | 46 | 21,901 boys |
| 1900s | 26 | 38,760 boys |
| 1910s | 39 | 25,714 boys |
| 1920s | 28 | 35,638 boys |
| 1930s | 14 | 72,150 boys |
| 1940s | 6.9 | 144,718 boys |
| 1950s | 4.0 | 250,627 boys |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 277,778 boys |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 520,833 boys |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 709,220 boys |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 2,702,703 boys |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 792,079 boys |
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- Unisex name: Hudson · son of Hudde
- Unisex name: Julian · of the Julius family
Questions about the name Egbert
What is the origin of the name Egbert?
Egbert has English, German roots in our records. Other English names include Oliver, Henry, James.
Is Egbert a boy or girl name?
Egbert is a boy name.
How popular is the name Egbert?
Egbert is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2017. It peaked at #465 in 1880.