Heriberto

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A few things about Heriberto you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Heriberto

Heriberto Herrera

Paraguayan-Spanish footballer (1926-1996)

Choose Heriberto and your child shares a first name with Heriberto Herrera, a Paraguayan-Spanish footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Heriberto, like who?” Heriberto Herrera's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 42,735 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Heriberto, 40 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Heriberto would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryHeriberto first shows up in US birth records in 1916, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 109 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1980, when it ranked #636. Today it's #3,036, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowHeriberto was 3.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,628 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 42,735.
• 🍂TrendHeriberto has slipped 967 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,036. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningHeriberto is a Spanish form of Herbert, which means “bright army”. Our records link it to German, Italian and Spanish roots.

About the name Heriberto

Heriberto is a boy name of German, Italian and Spanish origin meaning “bright army”. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, starting with H and ending in “-rto”. US birth records list Heriberto for boys from 1916 to 2025, in 109 of those 110 years. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked #636 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,036, with 40 babies.

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