Meaning of the nameEriberto

Male
Germanic origin
E-ri-ber-to

Eriberto is a male name of Germanic origin, a form of Heriberto and of Herbert, made of elements that mean 'army' and 'bright'.

Meaning

“bright army”

Source: Behind the Name: Herbert · Behind the Name: Heriberto

People (2022): 3,861
Rank in Brazil: #3,271
Median age: 44 years
2010 Census: 4,910; people

Eriberto in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Eriberto, 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 (1,051 people).

0 women 3,845 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 Eriberto is most common

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

Rio Grande do Norte 0.023%
Paraíba 0.010%
Pernambuco 0.006%
Ceará 0.004%
Santa Catarina 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Norte	752	0.023%
Pernambuco	565	0.006%
São Paulo	434	0.001%
Paraíba	401	0.010%
Ceará	369	0.004%
Santa Catarina	200	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	155	0.001%
Minas Gerais	99	0.001%
Alagoas	96	0.003%
Pará	93	0.001%
Amazonas	90	0.002%
Paraná	73	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	64	0.001%
Bahia	58	0.000%
Maranhão	55	0.001%
Goiás	55	0.001%
Piauí	48	0.002%
Mato Grosso	46	0.001%
Distrito Federal	46	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	40	0.002%
Sergipe	31	0.001%
Acre	25	0.003%
Espírito Santo	21	0.001%
Rondônia	17	0.001%

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

About the name Eriberto

Behind the Name explains Herbert as a Germanic name from heri, 'army', and beraht, 'bright', and gives Heriberto as the Portuguese and Spanish form. Wiktionary records Eriberto as an Italian male name equivalent to Herbert, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Eriberto as a spelling variant of Heriberto. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,861 people named Eriberto, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte, and Heriberto, with an H, is the other spelling in the group.

Without the initial H, it is the most recorded spelling in the group.

Other spellings of Eriberto

Spelling	People (2022)
Eriberto	3,861
Heriberto	1,280

Sources

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

Questions about the name Eriberto

What does the name Eriberto mean?

Eriberto means “bright army”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Eriberto in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,861 people with the first name Eriberto, which ranks it number 3,271 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Eriberto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,845 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Eriberto?

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

In which Brazilian state is Eriberto most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.023% of the state's population is named Eriberto (752 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Eriberto?

Heriberto. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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