Name Legacy

Adelbert

Recorded 1880–1995 · United States

Adelbert was most popular in 1918, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,418 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,373 people named Adelbert.

Most popular in1918
Rank that year#1,418
Births that year86
Total since 18802,373
Given to100% boys

Adelbert over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Adelbert’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Adelbert a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Adelbert is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,373 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Adelbert

Where Adelbert is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org