How Many People Are Named Filbert?
An estimated 224 people in the United States have the first name Filbert. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Filbert peaked in popularity in 1959 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Filbert 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 Filbert paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Filbert is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
224
About 1 in 1,530,153 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1959
14 births
Total Registered
452
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Filbert
Filbert is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 452 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Filbert as a male name
Ranked #10,521 in 2005
6 male births in 2005
Peak: 1959 (14 births)
Filbert: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Filbert span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 90 babies were registered. Filbert has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Filbert by Decade
How has Filbert 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.
Filbert by State
Filbert + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Filbert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Filbert
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Filbert: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Filbert?
We estimate approximately 224 people named Filbert 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 1,530,153 Americans share this first name.
Is Filbert a common name?
Filbert is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 452 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Filbert most popular?
Filbert reached peak popularity in 1959, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Filbert is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Filbert a male name?
Filbert is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Filbert Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Filbert Smith, Filbert Johnson, Filbert 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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