How Many People Are Named Egbert?
people named Egbert are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,345,609 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,231 babies named Egbert in Social Security records from 1880 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
47 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "bright edge" from the Old English elements ecg "edge of a sword" and beorht "bright". This was the name of kings of Kent and Wessex as well as two English saints. The name was rarely used after the Norman conquest but was revived in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Egbert in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Egbert alive today is about 61 years old, and 63% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 49 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Egbert first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 47 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2017
🏆 Rank History
Egbert has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #469, in 1880.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #469 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,311 in the 1920s |
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