Given name
Heriberto
“an illustrious warrior”
Heriberto is a variant of Herbert. One German interpretation is “an illustrious warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Heriberto is a variant of Herbert. One German interpretation is “an illustrious warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Heriberto is a variant of Herbert. An origin associated with Herbert is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
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
Heriberto through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,282
- 10,266 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 249 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,055 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,055 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 249 in 1993. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,954 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.
Heriberto’s family of names
Heriberto has a related form in Herbert. In Spanish usage, Heriberto has a conventional equivalent in the French form ARIBERT.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Heriberto
- Heriberto HerreraParaguayan-Spanish footballer (1926-1996)
- Heriberto BodeantRoman Catholic bishop of Meloborn 1955
- Heriberto Lazcano LazcanoMexican drug lord1974–2012
- Heriberto Jara CoronaMexican politician (1879-1968)
- Heriberto TavaresPortuguese association football playerborn 1997
- Heriberto MoralesMexican footballerborn 1975
- Heriberto HermesAmerican priest (1933–2018)
- Heriberto SimmonsArgentine footballer1890–1950
- Heriberto Quiñones GonzálezSpanish politician (1907-1942)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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