Fun Facts About the Name Edilberto
- 761 babies named Edilberto: U.S. records list 761 babies given the name Edilberto from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Edilberto Mean?
Edilberto is a masculine name of Germanic origin. Its usual etymology is a compound of a first element meaning "noble," represented by Old High German adal or edil, and a second element from berht, meaning "bright" or "famous." It is a Romance-language form of that Germanic compound, with the second element regularized as -berto, as in Alberto and Roberto.
The first element is the variable part. Adalberto and Alberto point to adal, while Edilberto and Edelberto show an e/i vowel pattern often connected with edel or edil, "noble." Whether Edilberto descends directly from a specific Germanic name such as Edilbert or Edelbert, or is a later Romance reshaping of Adalbert, is not clearly documented; the meaning of the elements is consistent in either case.
Edilberto Name History & Origins
The name belongs to a group of Germanic compound names formed in the early Middle Ages. Old High German Adalbert and Old English Æþelbeorht show the same two-part structure; their second element became -bert in German and -berto in the Romance languages. Edilberto follows the Romance pattern, with the first element written Edil- rather than Adal- or Al-.
The name is used in Spanish-, Portuguese-, and Italian-speaking regions. Its spelling and pronunciation follow those languages rather than English: in Spanish and Portuguese the initial e is a full vowel, and in Portuguese the d before i often has a soft j-like sound. It is not the English name Ethelbert, although both ultimately contain reflexes of the same Germanic elements. Edilberto has no major English literary or royal association; its use is mainly in southern Europe and Latin America, where the -berto ending is familiar.
How Popular is the Name Edilberto?
Edilberto has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1992. Its best rank was #2,385 in 1974.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #12,652 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #8,948 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #10,027 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,076 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #9,077 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,009 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,020 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #6,083 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #6,709 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #11,138 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #6,911 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #7,340 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #4,154 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #4,561 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #4,367 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #3,906 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #4,878 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #4,973 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #3,751 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,965 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #4,038 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #3,621 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #4,110 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #4,972 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #3,743 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #2,877 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #2,804 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #2,761 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #3,865 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #2,806 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,358 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,578 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #3,794 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #3,503 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #4,135 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #3,522 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #3,118 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #2,740 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #2,938 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #4,244 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #3,220 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #4,267 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,335 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #3,333 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #3,299 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #2,385 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #3,801 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #3,216 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #2,719 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,426 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #3,398 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,827 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,129 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #2,719 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,173 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,772 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,337 | 7 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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