How Many People Are Named Egbert?
An estimated 296 people in the United States have the first name Egbert. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Egbert peaked in popularity in 1921 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Egbert as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Egbert paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Egbert is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
296
About 1 in 1,157,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1921
47 births
Total Registered
1,231
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Egbert
Egbert is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,231 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Egbert as a male name
Ranked #8,331 in 2017
9 male births in 2017
Peak: 1921 (47 births)
Egbert: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Egbert span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 309 babies were registered. Egbert has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Egbert by Decade
How has Egbert tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Egbert by State
Birth registrations for Egbert span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Michigan, Arkansas, Alabama. On average, about 15 Egberts were registered per state.
Egbert + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Egbert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Egbert
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Egbert: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Egbert?
We estimate approximately 296 people named Egbert are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,157,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Egbert a common name?
Egbert is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,231 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Egbert most popular?
Egbert reached peak popularity in 1921, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Egbert is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Egbert a male name?
Egbert is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Egbert Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Egbert Smith, Egbert Johnson, Egbert Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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