boy's name

Cuthbert

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 196

Cuthbert is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1955 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1930, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Cuthbert over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1955, not a full ten years.

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Births named Cuthbert by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 66
1920s 50
1930s 24
1940s 5
1950s (to 1955) 6

How popular is Cuthbert?

In 1955, Cuthbert was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Cuthbert is used

United States #3,877 6 in 1955
England & Wales #6,612 3 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cuthbert

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Cuthbert also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cuthbert over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cuthbert

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cuthbert — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cuthbert

How popular is the name Cuthbert?

In 1955, Cuthbert was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Cuthbert a girl's or a boy's name?

Cuthbert is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Cuthbert?

Cuthbert has 2 syllables.

When was Cuthbert most popular?

Cuthbert peaked in 1930, when 13 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.