Herbert

German

"bright army"

Herbert Origin and Meaning

The name Herbert is a boy's name of German origin meaning "bright army".

Names ending in bert have long been in limbo, but with the return of Albert, maybe there's hope for Herbert. who could share the Bertie nickname. Herbert is a name that's been used by English speakers since medieval times, and was in the Top 25 in the US in the late 1920s, around the time of the presidency of Herbert Hoover, but there's been no sight of Herbert in the 21st century. Some Herberts, including novelists H. G. Wells and H. E. Bates, have preferred to go by their initials.

Herbert Rank in US Top 1000

# 974 in the US

Herbert Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1051 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Herbert

• 1051 Nameberry 2025
• 975 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Herbert

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Herbert.

• Ned
• Clifford
• Harold
• Elmer
• Bernard
• Homer
• Bertie
• Arnold
• Seymour
• Hubert
• Humphrey
• Howard
• Fred
• Barney
• Reginald
• Earl
• Ralph
• Norman
• Gilbert
• Moses

Famous People Named Herbert

• Saint Herbert French bishop of Marmoutier and archbishop of Tours
• Herbert Clark Hoover 31st U.S. president
• Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, British prime minister
• Herbert George "H.G." Wells English novelist
• Herbert Ernest "H.E." Bates English novelist
• Herbert Anthony Stevens IV aka Ab Soul, American rapper
• Herbert Frohlich German,born British physicist
• (Horatio) Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener, British field marshal and WWI secretary of war
• Herbert von Karajan (born Heribert Ritter von Karajan), Austrian conductor
• Herbert Spencer English philosopher
• Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock American jazz pianist
• Herbert Wilfred "Herbie" Taylor South African cricketer
• Herbert Okechukwu Maduagwu birth name of Herbie Hide, British boxer
• Herbert Tremenheere "Herbie" Hewett English cricketer
• Herbert Leslie "Herbie" Collins Australian cricketer
• Herbert Jay Solomon birth name of Herbie Mann, American jazz flautist
• Herbert Alexander Simon American political scientist
• Herbert Marcuse German,American philosopher
• Herbert Louis Samuel 1st Viscount Samuel, British home secretary, first British Jew to lead a political party
• Herbert Asbury American journalist and crime writer
• Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru) Czech,born British actor

The name Herbert in Pop Culture

• Herbert warthog on animated series "64 Zoo Lane"
• Herbert Pocket Pip's friend and companion in Dickens' "Great Expectations"
• Sir Herbert Subboys old knight in John Marston's play "The Dutch Courtesan" (1605)
• Herbert Birdsfoot "Sesame Street" Muppet
• Herbert pederast character on TV's "Family Guy"
• Herbert Travilla Elsie Dinsmore Travilla's son in Elsie Dinsmore series
• Herbert Garrison teacher on TV's "South Park"
• "Herbert West: Reanimator " story, film and character by H.P. Lovecraft
• Herbert P. Bear character from computer game Club Penguin
• Herbert Carrington character in Elsie Dinsmore series
• Herbert Rippinghall character in G. A. Henty's "Friends Though Divided"
• Herbert "Bertie" Pelham 7th Marquess of Hexham, character on TV's "Downton Abbey"

International Variations of the name Herbert

• Heribert German
• Hebert French
• Ebert Spanish
• Herberto Italian
• Eber Spanish
• Heriberto Italian
• Eberto Spanish
• Harbert Dutch