Hubert

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Hübert in SE Sweden, NO Norway.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Hubert is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name518K records spelled Hubert19 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Belgium, Canada

  Languages: French, Chinese, Arabic

  Also written ฮิวเบิร์ต, Hübert, ฮวเบรต, Hubért, Hubęrt

• Polish given name451K records spelled Hubert19 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Czechia, United States, United Kingdom

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Croatian

  Also written 'Hubert, Hübert, Hubêrt, Хуберт, Húbert

• Spanish given name58K records spelled Hubert9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Peru, United States, Brazil, Costa Rica

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Hübert, Hubèrt, Hùbêrt, Hübërt, Húbert

• a separate given name9.8K records spelled Hubert2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Netherlands

  Also written Hübert

• Danish given name4.8K records spelled Hubert8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Norway, United States, Iceland

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian

  Also written Hübert

• Finnish given name2.5K records spelled Hubert3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Latvia, United States, Estonia

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Hübert

84 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Hubert is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, Patronymic from Rufname Hun-beraht ('Hun' + 'bright'); variants on page: Hibert, Huwert, Humpert/Humbert, Hummert, Himmert.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen

• In English, Germanic name meaning “mind bright”; uncommon in Ireland, where it was sometimes translated Hugh.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In English, from Old Germanic Hugibert, Hubert ‘mind-bright’; first attested Eudo filius Huberti 1086 DB (Ha)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In French, From Germanic origin; means “great intelligence.”

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, From Germanic Hug-beraht, 'bright mind'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Hubert van Eyckb. 1366BEEarly Netherlandish painter (1366-1426)
• Gladwyn Jebbb. 1900GBnot in their usual nameacting Secretary-General of the United Nations (1900-1996)
• Leopold III of Belgiumb. 1901BEnot in their usual nameking of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 (1901–1983)
• Hubert Humphreyb. 1911USvice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969
• Hubert Magab. 1916BJfirst president of Benin (1916-2000)
• Sepp Piontekb. 1940DEnot in their usual nameGerman association football player and manager
• Peter Toshb. 1944JMnot in their usual nameJamaican reggae singer and musician (1944–1987)
• Carl XVI Gustaf of Swedenb. 1946SEnot in their usual nameKing of Sweden since 1973
• Huub Stevensb. 1953NLnot in their usual nameDutch association football player and manager
• Hubert Minnisb. 1954BSBahamian physician and politician

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,073 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Hubert?

We estimate roughly 181 thousand people bear Hubert (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Hubert have the most bearers?

Hubert is most frequently recorded in Germany, where it is most often spelled hubert.

Where is Hubert most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Hubert is densest in Poland — about 1 in 421 people — even though Germany holds more of our records for it.

How common is Hubert compared with other names?

In Germany, Hubert is the 197th most common given name of 154,506 given names recorded there.

Is Hubert a male or female name?

Hubert is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Hubert mean?

Recorded meaning: from the Germanic male personal name Hubert, literally 'mind-bright'.