Recorded 1921–1927 Boys' name Peak 1923 17 births

Walbert — boys' name

17 babies named Walbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s17
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Walbert was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

7 babies were named Walbert in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Walbert between 1921 and 1927, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Walbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walbert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walbert 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 17 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.

Walbert at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

17

Since 1921

7 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1921

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1927

Walbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1921

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192719231921 5

Walbert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 100% of Walbert's all-time total
1920s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walbert?
17 babies have been named Walbert since 1921. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Walbert most popular?
Walbert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Walbert been used?
Walbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 7 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Walbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Wallace, Walker, Walton, and 4 more. 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, 1921–1927 (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.