boy's name
Delbert
DEL-burt
- Origin American
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 47,062
Delbert is recorded in one country and nowhere else — every one of its 47,056 births is American, with no births in any other market in any year we hold, which is rare even among American coinages.
- Delbert is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 1932, when 1,038 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Delbert over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 383 |
| 1890s | 387 |
| 1900s | 674 |
| 1910s | 5,270 |
| 1920s | 9,736 |
| 1930s | 9,195 |
| 1940s | 7,248 |
| 1950s | 6,010 |
| 1960s | 3,926 |
| 1970s | 1,935 |
| 1980s | 1,082 |
| 1990s | 593 |
| 2000s | 318 |
| 2010s | 199 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
What Delbert means
Delbert means bright and noble. It descends from a Germanic compound joining nobility to brightness, though the Del- opening is an American reshaping rather than an inherited form.
Where Delbert comes from
Delbert appears to be an American reshaping of Adelbert or Albert, from the Germanic adal, noble, joined to beraht, bright or famous. The Del- opening belongs to a nineteenth-century American habit of building names on that syllable, which also gave Delmar and Delroy. Adelaide, elsewhere on this site, carries the same adal, and Albert and Norbert the same beraht. Our records carry Delbert from 1880.
Delbert in use
Delbert peaked in the United States in 1932, when 1,038 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 6892nd in the United States on 12 births, across 47,062 lifetime births. We hold no births for it in any other market in any year, which makes it one of the most narrowly recorded names on this site.
How popular is Delbert?
In 2025, Delbert was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Delbert is used
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 Delbert
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Delbert also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Delbert over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Delbert
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Delbert in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Delbert
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Delbert — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Delbert
What does the name Delbert mean?
Bright and noble — the Germanic adal joined to beraht.
Where does the Del- come from?
A nineteenth-century American habit that also gave Delmar and Delroy.
Is Albert the same name?
It shares both elements; Delbert is a later American reshaping.
Where is Delbert used?
The United States only. We hold no births for it anywhere else.
How popular is the name Delbert?
In 2025, Delbert was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Delbert a girl's or a boy's name?
Delbert is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Delbert?
Delbert has 2 syllables.
When was Delbert most popular?
Delbert peaked in 1932, when 1,038 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Delbert?
Delbert is usually shortened to Del.
Is Delbert a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Delbert currently ranks #6,892 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.