Given name & surname
Philibert
“very”·“bright”
Philibert is a masculine given name from French. It is used in English and French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Philibert is built from elements meaning “very” and “bright”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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
Philibert through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 5 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 5 in 1915. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 609 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.
Philibert’s family of names
Philibert has a feminine form in Philberta. In French usage, Philibert has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Filiberto. In French usage, Philibert has a conventional equivalent in the English form Philbert.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Philibert has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Philibert
- Philibert TsirananaFirst President of Madagascar (1959-1972)1912–1978
- Philibert de l'OrmeFrench architect of the Renaissance. (1514–1570)
- Philibert II of SavoyClaimant king of Jerusalem1480–1504
- Philibert I of SavoyDuke of Savoy1465–1482
- Philibert Jacques MelotteBritish astronomer (1880-1961)
- Philibert CommersonFrench scientist (1727-1773)
- Philibert SmellinckxBelgian footballer (1911-1977)
- Philibert of JumiègesFrench saint608–684
- Philibert of ChalonFrench nobleman
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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