Hilbert

Where Hilbert comes from

From a Middle English given name of Proto-Germanic origin, from Old English hild (“battle”) + beorht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *Hildiberhtaz).
— Wiktionary's entry for Hilbert
  • Germanic
Along the way
  1. 1900
    First appearance
    #1,050 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1914
    Peak, #653
    60 babies named Hilbert — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1926
    Hilbert Schenck born
    American writer
  4. 1937
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,528.
  5. 1957
    Hilbert van der Duim born
    Dutch speed skater
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Namesakes
  • Hilbert van der Duim · Dutch speed skater, born 1957
  • Hilbert Schenck · American writer, 1926–2013
  • Hilbert Shirey · American poker player, born 2000
  • Hilbert Bair · American flying ace, 1894–1985

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.