Norbert

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Норберт in UA Ukraine, RU Russia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 14 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◐

Norbert is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• German given name526K records spelled Norbert14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Germany, United States, Austria, Netherlands

  Languages: German, English, Dutch

  Also written Noerbert, Nörbért, Nórbert, Nörbert, Noerbért

• French given name177K records spelled Norbert8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Brazil, Philippines

  Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Norbért

• Greek given name446 records spelled Norbert3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece, United States, Belgium, United Kingdom

  Also written Νορμπερτ, Νόρμπερτ

64 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●

Norbert 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 French, From Germ. 'north' + 'bright'; saint name.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• From an Old French name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, from nord ‘north’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. The bestknown bearer of this name was an 11thcentury saint who founded an order of monks, known as Norbertians (also called Premonstratensians from their first home at Premontré near Laon). Norbert was one of several names of Germanic origin that were revived in

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A male given name from the Germanic languages.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Germanic: nord + berht, « brillant ». Saint Norbert, évêque de Xanten, fêté le 6 juin.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du germanique nord + beraht « brillant » ; saint Norbert, fête le 6 juin.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

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) — 140 years between 1885–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Norbert of Xantenb. 1080NL12th‑century German bishop and founder of the Premonstratensians, Catholic saint, reformer of clergy and defender of the Eucharist
• Norbert Vinerb. 1894USAmerican mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence (1894–1964)
• Norbert Eliasb. 1897GBGerman sociologist (1897–1990)
• Karel Schwarzenbergb. 1937CZnot in their usual nameCzech politician, minister of foreign affairs and vice prime minister (1937–2023)
• Norbert Ratsirahonanab. 1938MGMalagasy politician
• Nobby Stilesb. 1942GBnot in their usual nameEnglish footballer (1942-2020)
• Norbert Weisserb. 1946DEGerman-born actor
• Jürgen Kloppb. 1967DEnot in their usual nameGerman association football manager (born 1967)
• Norbert Leo Butzb. 1967USAmerican actor and singer
• Norbert Hoferb. 1971ATAustrian politician (born 1971)

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 · 846 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Norbert?

We estimate roughly 102 thousand people bear Norbert (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Norbert have the most bearers?

We estimate about 50 thousand people bear Norbert in Hungary, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled norbert.

Where is Norbert most common?

Norbert is densest in Hungary, where the national register counts about 1 in 195 people carrying it.

How common is Norbert compared with other names?

In Hungary, Norbert is the 46th most common given name of 18,750 given names recorded there.

Is Norbert a male or female name?

Norbert 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 Norbert mean?

Recorded meaning: Germanic name from elements meaning 'north' and 'bright'.