Meaning of the nameHebert

Hebert is a masculine name that Wiktionary records in Portuguese as a surname coming from the French Hébert, a patronymic linked to the name Herbert.

Meaning

The meaning of Hebert is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 14,224
Rank in Brazil: #1,340
Median age: 28 years
2010 Census: 12,847; people

Hebert in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Hebert, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (3,538 people).

69 women 14,155 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 Hebert is most common

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

Bahia 0.019%
Minas Gerais 0.014%
Distrito Federal 0.012%
Sergipe 0.010%
Rio de Janeiro 0.007%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,899	0.007%
Minas Gerais	2,797	0.014%
Bahia	2,649	0.019%
Rio de Janeiro	1,182	0.007%
Goiás	524	0.007%
Pernambuco	449	0.005%
Distrito Federal	340	0.012%
Paraná	293	0.003%
Pará	278	0.003%
Ceará	275	0.003%
Espírito Santo	267	0.007%
Paraíba	266	0.007%
Amazonas	265	0.007%
Rio Grande do Norte	238	0.007%
Sergipe	221	0.010%
Alagoas	191	0.006%
Mato Grosso	171	0.005%
Piauí	165	0.005%
Maranhão	164	0.002%
Santa Catarina	146	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	135	0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul	108	0.001%
Tocantins	76	0.005%
Rondônia	47	0.003%
Amapá	35	0.005%
Roraima	27	0.004%
Acre	16	0.002%

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

About the name Hebert

Wiktionary records Hebert in Portuguese as a surname borrowed from the French Hébert, which in French is a patronymic surname formed from a variant of the name Herbert. Behind the Name explains Herbert through the Old German elements heri, 'army', and beraht, 'bright'. As a Brazilian given name, the origin of Hebert is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Ebert, Eberth and Heberth as spelling variants of Hebert. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,224 people named Hebert, with a median age of 28. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

This is the most recorded spelling in the group, with an initial H and without the accent of the French Hébert.

Other spellings of Hebert

Spelling	People (2022)
Hebert	14,224
Ebert	1,968

Sources

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

Questions about the name Hebert

What does the name Hebert mean?

The meaning of Hebert is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Hebert in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,224 people with the first name Hebert, which ranks it number 1,340 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Hebert is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 69 women and 14,155 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Hebert?

Hebert is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Hebert most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.019% of the state's population is named Hebert (2,649 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Hebert?

Ebert. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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