Given name & surname
Adelbert
“one who is noble and bright”
In Dutch use, Adelbert has a related form in Albert. One German interpretation is “one who is noble and bright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Dutch use, Adelbert has a related form in Albert. One German interpretation is “one who is noble and bright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Dutch use, Adelbert has a related form in Albert. An origin associated with Albert is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adelbert through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,373
- 2,373 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 86 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 86 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 619 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adelbert’s family of names
In English usage, Adelbert shares an earlier linguistic root with Albert. In German usage, Adelbert has a related form in Elbert. In Dutch usage, Adelbert has a related form in Albert.
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Around the world
Adelbert has relatives in 5 languages.
10 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Albertvariant · German, Dutch
- Elbertvariant · German
- Adalbertvariant · Catalan, German
- Adalberhtvariant · Old High German
- Adalbrechtvariant · German
- Adalbertusvariant · Dutch
- Aldebertvariant · German
- Albrechtvariant · German
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Adelbert
- Adelbert von ChamissoGerman poet and botanist (1781–1838)
- Adelbert SchulzGerman World War II general (1903–1944)
- Adelbert AmesUnion Army general and Medal of Honor recipient (1835-1933)
- Adelbert von KellerGerman philologist (1812–1883)
- Adelbert Ames Jr.American scientist (1880-1955)
- Adelbert Heinrich Graf von BaudissinGerman author (1820-1871)
- Adelbert MühlschlegelGerman Bahá'í (1897–1980)
- Adelbert DelbrückGerman banker and businessman (1822–1890)
- Adelbert St. JohnCanadian ice hockey player (1931–2009)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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