Meaning of the nameHerbet
- Male
- Her-bet
Herbet is a male Brazilian name of uncertain origin, spelled like the Germanic name Herbert but without the final R.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,523 people named Herbet, the 6,187th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Herbet 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)
- 1,523
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,187
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,584
- people
Herbet in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Herbet, 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 1,514 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 Herbet is most common
States with the highest share of people named Herbet in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 225 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 197 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 181 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 131 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 128 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 68 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Herbet
The origin of the spelling Herbet is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. It resembles Herbert, a name that Behind the Name derives from ancient Germanic elements meaning 'army' and 'bright', but no source links Herbet to that name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Erbert, Erberth and Herberth as spelling variants of Herbert. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,523 people named Herbet, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. Most were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Herbert · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Herbert · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Herbet
What does the name Herbet mean?
The meaning of Herbet 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 Herbet in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,523 people with the first name Herbet, which ranks it number 6,187 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Herbet a boy's or a girl's name?
Herbet is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,514 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Herbet most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Herbet (197 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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