Recorded 1919–2000 Boys' name Peak 1968 31 births

Edbert — boys' name

31 babies named Edbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51960s111990s102000s5
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Edbert was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

6 babies were named Edbert in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Edbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Edbert between 1919 and 2000, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Edbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Edbert performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Edbert shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Edbert in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Edbert at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

31

Since 1919

82 years of records

Peak year

1968

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1919

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2000

Edbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1919

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1968)
6
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
4.555.566.5 200019981992196819671919 5

Edbert by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 35% of Edbert's all-time total
1910s51960s111990s102000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Edbert?
31 babies have been named Edbert since 1919. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1968 with 6 births.
When was Edbert most popular?
Edbert was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Edbert been used?
Edbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 82 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Edbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Edberg. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.