Given name & surname
Humberto
“having a shining intellect”
Humberto is a variant of Hubert. One German interpretation is “having a shining intellect.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Humberto is a variant of Hubert. One German interpretation is “having a shining intellect.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Humberto is a variant of Hubert. An origin associated with Hubert is German. Humberto is a variant of Humbert. An origin associated with Humbert is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Humberto through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,993
- 16,983 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 381 babies
- 2025
- 84
- #1,876 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 84 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,876 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 34,796 as a first name in 2020; 119 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Humberto’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Humberto has a diminutive in BETO. Humberto has a related form in Hubert. In Portuguese usage, Humberto has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Umberto.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Humberto has relatives in 11 languages.
9 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Humberto
- Humberto de Alencar Castelo BrancoBrazilian military leader and politician; former President of Brazil (1900-1967)
- Humberto SuazoChilean footballerborn 1981
- Humberto MaturanaChilean biologist and philosopher (1928–2021)
- Humberto MaschioItalian-Argentine football player and manager (1933–2024)
- Humberto DelgadoPortuguese politician (1906-1965)
- Humberto CoelhoPortuguese footballer and managerborn 1950
- Humbert III of SavoyCount of Maurienne, Count of Savoy, Marquess in Italia and Blessed1136–1189
- Humberto ElguetaChilean footballer (1904-1976)
- Humberto Fernández-MoránVenezuelan scientist (1924-1999)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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