Elbert

Where Elbert comes from

A cognate of the more common Albert.
— Wiktionary's entry for Elbert
Along the way
  1. 1856
    Elbert Green Hubbard born
    American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #165 among boys — 79 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1883
    Peak, #133
    92 babies named Elbert — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1915
    Elbert Root born
    diver
  5. 1994
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,927.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Elbert Green Hubbard · American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher, 1856–1915
  • Elbert Root · diver, 1915–1983
  • Elbert Lee Trinkle · American politician, 1876–1939
  • Elbert D. Thomas · American politician, 1883–1953
  • Elbert Tuganov · Estonian animator, film director, 1920–2007

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.