Norbert
Boy · Germanic
Norbert is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “north”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Norbert mean?
Germanic
“north”
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Norbert a girl's or a boy's name?
Norbert is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Norbert in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Norbert, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Norbert in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Norbert in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Norbert in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1924, with 635 boys. It first appears in the records in 1885.
Half of all the boys named Norbert in the US since 1880 were born between 1923 and 1947, the years shaded on the chart below.
Norbert in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,677 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,239 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,724 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,555 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,562 |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,601 |
| 1980 | 48 | #1,357 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,598 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,326 |
| 1977 | 41 | #1,431 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,571 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,191 |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,151 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,108 |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,163 |
| 1971 | 76 | #933 |
| 1970 | 81 | #895 |
| 1969 | 87 | #827 |
| 1968 | 64 | #898 |
| 1967 | 98 | #742 |
| 1966 | 106 | #722 |
| 1965 | 111 | #705 |
| 1964 | 129 | #679 |
| 1963 | 145 | #652 |
| 1962 | 135 | #669 |
| 1961 | 152 | #635 |
| 1960 | 181 | #578 |
| 1959 | 170 | #598 |
| 1958 | 167 | #599 |
| 1957 | 173 | #583 |
| 1956 | 170 | #582 |
| 1955 | 190 | #531 |
| 1954 | 203 | #508 |
| 1953 | 217 | #472 |
| 1952 | 201 | #496 |
| 1951 | 215 | #463 |
| 1950 | 213 | #451 |
| 1949 | 227 | #443 |
| 1948 | 209 | #460 |
| 1947 | 255 | #427 |
| 1946 | 236 | #414 |
| 1945 | 196 | #427 |
| 1944 | 243 | #385 |
| 1943 | 271 | #372 |
| 1942 | 308 | #345 |
| 1941 | 265 | #358 |
| 1940 | 287 | #338 |
| 1939 | 330 | #308 |
| 1938 | 335 | #299 |
| 1937 | 333 | #294 |
| 1936 | 368 | #280 |
| 1935 | 400 | #272 |
| 1934 | 421 | #266 |
| 1933 | 425 | #256 |
| 1932 | 470 | #246 |
| 1931 | 501 | #236 |
| 1930 | 559 | #228 |
| 1929 | 584 | #219 |
| 1928 | 599 | #219 |
| 1927 | 603 | #223 |
| 1926 | 581 | #230 |
| 1925 | 609 | #221 |
| 1924 | 635 | #212 |
| 1923 | 602 | #214 |
| 1922 | 628 | #206 |
| 1921 | 577 | #230 |
| 1920 | 515 | #244 |
| 1919 | 449 | #250 |
| 1918 | 484 | #241 |
| 1917 | 466 | #233 |
| 1916 | 436 | #242 |
| 1915 | 332 | #265 |
| 1914 | 288 | #253 |
| 1913 | 204 | #269 |
| 1912 | 126 | #338 |
| 1911 | 55 | #379 |
| 1910 | 39 | #440 |
| 1909 | 36 | #408 |
| 1908 | 31 | #429 |
| 1907 | 28 | #439 |
| 1906 | 25 | #443 |
| 1905 | 29 | #393 |
| 1904 | 14 | #612 |
| 1903 | 13 | #619 |
| 1902 | 22 | #440 |
| 1901 | 15 | #506 |
| 1900 | 21 | #518 |
| 1899 | 13 | #548 |
| 1898 | 22 | #418 |
| 1897 | 16 | #495 |
| 1896 | 12 | #641 |
| 1895 | 18 | #476 |
| 1894 | 10 | #667 |
| 1893 | 11 | #615 |
| 1892 | 11 | #640 |
| 1891 | 11 | #564 |
| 1890 | 9 | #667 |
| 1889 | 8 | #722 |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 |
| 1887 | 5 | #921 |
| 1886 | 7 | #758 |
| 1885 | 6 | #835 |
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