boy's name
Hubert
HYOO-bert
- Origin Germanic
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 128,079
Canada
#251
2024 births
Hubert means bright mind, and its saint is the patron of hunters — Saint Hubertus, whose stag with a crucifix between its antlers is the emblem on every bottle of Jägermeister. Its strongest market is England and Wales, at 1162nd.
- Hubert is a name of Germanic origin.
- Peaked in France in 1956, when 1,420 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hubert over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 2,870 |
| 1910s | 3,780 |
| 1920s | 8,945 |
| 1930s | 12,110 |
| 1940s | 10,465 |
| 1950s | 12,995 |
| 1960s | 8,805 |
| 1970s | 2,915 |
| 1980s | 1,495 |
| 1990s | 970 |
| 2000s | 400 |
| 2010s | 140 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
What Hubert means
Hubert means bright mind, or shining intellect. The Germanic joins a word for mind or spirit to one meaning bright, so the compound describes clarity of thought.
Where Hubert comes from
Hubert is the Germanic Hugubert — hug, mind, heart or spirit, joined to beraht, bright. The hug element is the same one in Hugh and in Huginn, one of Odin's two ravens, whose names mean thought and memory. Saint Hubertus was an eighth-century bishop of Liège who, by a legend borrowed from Saint Eustace, saw a stag with a crucifix between its antlers while hunting on Good Friday; he became patron of hunters, and that stag is the emblem on Jägermeister, whose name means master of the hunt.
Hubert in use
Hubert peaked in France in 1956, when 1,420 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 1162nd in England and Wales on 25 births — its strongest market — then 2707th in France on 10 and 3392nd in the United States on 34, across 128,079 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track.
How popular is Hubert?
In 2025, Hubert was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Hubert is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hubert
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hubert also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hubert over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Hubert
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.
Hubert 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.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Hugh
Sibling names for Hubert
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hubert — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hubert
What does the name Hubert mean?
Bright mind — the Germanic hug, mind or spirit, joined to beraht, bright.
Is the Jägermeister stag related?
Yes — it is Saint Hubert's stag with a crucifix between its antlers. Jägermeister means master of the hunt.
Is Hubert related to Hugh?
In its first element — hug, mind, begins both.
How popular is Hubert?
1162nd in England and Wales, its strongest market.
Is Hubert a girl's or a boy's name?
Hubert is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hubert?
Hubert has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Hubert?
Hubert is usually shortened to Bert and Hub.
Is Hubert a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hubert currently ranks #251 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.