Recorded 1913–2015 Boys' name Peak 1955 797 births

Philbert — boys' name

797 babies named Philbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s591930s571940s671950s1711960s1221970s1651980s761990s252000s112010s11
1950s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Philbert was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

23 babies were named Philbert in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Philbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 797 babies named Philbert between 1913 and 2015, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Philbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Philbert performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Philbert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Philbert in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Philbert 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 797 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.

Philbert at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

797

Since 1913

103 years of records

Peak year

1955

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1913

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2015

Philbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1913

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1955)
23
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
0510152025 201519871976196619561946193219201913 5

Philbert by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
171 births that decade — 21% of Philbert's all-time total
1910s331920s591930s571940s671950s1711960s1221970s1651980s761990s252000s112010s11

Philbert by state

Where Philbert concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Philbert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
35 4.4%
#2 Arizona
29 3.6%
#3 California
10 1.3%
New Mexico share of Philbert's total US births 4.4%
Even split

35 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Philbert?
797 babies have been named Philbert since 1913. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1955 with 23 births.
When was Philbert most popular?
Philbert was most popular in the 1950s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Philbert most popular?
The top states for the name Philbert are New Mexico (35 births), Arizona (29 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Philbert been used?
Philbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 103 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Philbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Philip, Phillip, Phil, Philippe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1913–2015 (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.