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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Hobert

Hobert was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 216th; the most babies were born in 1922 (185). More babies were named Hobert in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1922185 babies
Total since 1880
5,724babies recorded

Hobert popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#9,5386
1990#6,0528
1980#5,1597
1970#1,67427
1960#1,14247
1950#94054
1940#66284
1930#519133
1920#471168
1910#69119
1900#36936
1890——
1880——

How popular is Hobert, counting every spelling?

Hobert has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Hobert?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Hobert are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 57 and 79. That makes Hobert a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Hobert by state

How common Hobert was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (10.2×), West Virginia (8.1×), Tennessee (6.0×), North Carolina (2.5×), Virginia (2.4×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesIN0.20Ohio: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOH0.11Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMO0.23Kentucky: 1.6 per 1,000 babiesKY1.6West Virginia: 1.3 per 1,000 babiesWV1.3Virginia: 0.38 per 1,000 babiesVA0.38Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesAR0.24Tennessee: 0.93 per 1,000 babiesTN0.93North Carolina: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesNC0.39South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesOK0.19Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesAL0.31Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTX0.09Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Hobert, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Hobert

How popular is the name Hobert?

Hobert was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1897, when it ranked 216th; the most babies were born in 1922 (185). More babies were named Hobert in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Hobert a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 5,724 boys.

Where was Hobert most popular?

In 1920–1924, Hobert was most common in Kentucky (1.59 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Tennessee.