boy's name

Filbert

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 462

France

#951

1929 births

Filbert is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2005 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 1959, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Filbert over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.

90
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '00
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Births named Filbert by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 37
1920s 66
1930s 76
1940s 76
1950s 90
1960s 50
1970s 41
1980s 10
2000s (to 2005) 6

How popular is Filbert?

In 2005, Filbert 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 Filbert is used

France #951 5 in 1929
United States #11,017 6 in 2005

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 Filbert

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

Parents who like Filbert also like

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

Sibling names for Filbert

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

Common questions about Filbert

How popular is the name Filbert?

In 2005, Filbert 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 Filbert a girl's or a boy's name?

Filbert is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Filbert?

Filbert has 2 syllables.

When was Filbert most popular?

Filbert peaked in 1959, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.