Given name & surname
Harbert
“an illustrious warrior”
Harbert is a form of Herbert. One German interpretation is “an illustrious warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Harbert is a form of Herbert. One German interpretation is “an illustrious warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Harbert is a form of Herbert. An origin associated with Herbert is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch use, Harbert is used as a form of Herbert.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harbert through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 111
- 111 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 11 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 boys is 6 in 1956. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,835 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Harbert’s family of names
Harbert shares a linguistic root with Herbert. Harbert has a related form in Harbrecht. Harbert has a related form in Herbert.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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