Meaning of the nameHelbert
- Male
- Hel-bert
Helbert is a male name that appears alongside Elbert, a spelling that Wiktionary presents as a cognate of Albert.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,976 people named Helbert, the 3,922nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Helbert is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,976
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,922
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,335
- people
Helbert in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Helbert, 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 (902 people).
20 women 2,956 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 Helbert is most common
States with the highest share of people named Helbert in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.009%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,741 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 327 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 202 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 137 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 54 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 41 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
It is the most common spelling of the group, with 2,976 people recorded, and the only one with an initial H.
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 Helbert
What does the name Helbert mean?
The meaning of Helbert is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Helbert in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,976 people with the first name Helbert, which ranks it number 3,922 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Helbert a boy's or a girl's name?
Helbert is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 2,956 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Helbert most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.009% of the state's population is named Helbert (1,741 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Helbert?
Elbert. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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