Norbert

Where Norbert comes from

From Old High German nord (“north”) + beraht (“bright”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Norbert
  • Germanic
Along the way
  1. 1885
    First appearance
    #836 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1894
    Norbert Wiener born
    American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence
  3. 1897
    Norbert Elias born
    German sociologist
  4. 1922
    Peak, #206
    628 babies named Norbert — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1940
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #338.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Namesakes
  • Norbert Wiener · American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence, 1894–1964
  • Norbert Elias · German sociologist, 1897–1990
  • Norbert Hofer · Austrian politician, born 1971
  • Norbert of Xanten · 12th‑century German bishop and founder of the Premonstratensians, Catholic saint, reformer of clergy and defender of the Eucharist, 1080–1134
  • Norbert Gyömbér · Slovak association football player, born 1992

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.