Meaning of the nameElbert

Elbert is a spelling of the name Helbert, which means “cognate of Albert, a Germanic name meaning 'noble and bright'”.

Meaning

“cognate of Albert, a Germanic name meaning 'noble and bright'”

Source: Wiktionary: Elbert · Behind the Name: Albert

People (2022): 1,481
Rank in Brazil: #6,321
Median age: 30 years
2010 Census: 1,753; people

Elbert in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elbert, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (358 people).

0 women 1,475 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Elbert is most common

States with the highest share of people named Elbert in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Minas Gerais 0.003%
Bahia 0.002%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	594	0.003%
Bahia	208	0.002%
São Paulo	154	0.000%
Rio de Janeiro	87	0.001%
Pará	77	0.001%
Maranhão	42	0.001%
Espírito Santo	32	0.001%
Pernambuco	30	0.000%
Sergipe	30	0.001%
Goiás	29	0.000%
Amazonas	26	0.001%
Alagoas	25	0.001%
Paraná	23	0.000%
Santa Catarina	22	0.000%
Mato Grosso	18	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Elbert

Without the initial H, it is the spelling that Wiktionary records as a cognate of Albert.

About the name Helbert

Wiktionary describes Elbert as a cognate of the more common Albert, a Germanic name that Behind the Name explains by adal, 'noble', and beraht, 'bright'. The origin of Helbert, with an initial H, is uncertain. In the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), other names appear with and without the initial H, such as Herbert and Erbert, and Helber with the variant Elber. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,457 people in the two names together. Proportionally, both are most common in Minas Gerais.

Other spellings of Helbert

Spelling	People (2022)
Helbert	2,976
Elbert	1,481

Sources

Wiktionary: Elbert · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Albert · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Herbert · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Helber · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Elbert

What does the name Elbert mean?

Elbert means “cognate of Albert, a Germanic name meaning 'noble and bright'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Elbert in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,481 people with the first name Elbert, which ranks it number 6,321 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Elbert a boy's or a girl's name?

Elbert is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,475 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Elbert?

Elbert is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Elbert most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.003% of the state's population is named Elbert (594 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Elbert?

Helbert. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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