Given name & surname
Hubbard
“having a shining intellect”
Hubbard is a variant of Hubert. One German interpretation is “having a shining intellect.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hubbard is a variant of Hubert. One German interpretation is “having a shining intellect.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hubbard is a variant of Hubert. An origin associated with Hubert is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hubbard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 763
- 763 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 23 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 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 1932. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 294 as a first name in 2020; 68,031 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.
Hubbard’s family of names
Hubbard has a related form in Hubert. In English usage, Hubbard as a surname has a related form in HUBBART.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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