Given name
Elberta
“noble and bright”
Elberta is a form of Alberta. In German use, Alberta carries the interpretation “noble and bright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Elberta carries the interpretation “noble and bright.” Elberta is a form of Alberta. In German use, Alberta carries the interpretation “noble and bright.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Elberta is used as a form of Alberta.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elberta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,750
- 0 boys · 1,750 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 419 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.
Elberta’s family of names
Elberta is a form of Alberta. Elberta has a related form in Elberte. Elberta has a related form in Elberteen.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Elbertynevariant
- Elbertynavariant
- Elberteenvariant
- Elbertevariant
- Elbrettevariant
- Elbertinevariant
- Elbertinavariant
- Elbirtavariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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