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Ebert
OriginGerman
Meaning"brave boar"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Ebert
A surname style choice in the US, Ebert has occasionally (and mostly archaically) been used as a given name in Germany. Either way, the source is the same: Ebert emerged as contracted form of Eberhard, making it a relative of popular Everett.
Meaning "brave, hardy boar", Ebert could make an interesting, stripped back alternative to Albert, Herbert, or Gilbert. Pronounced as AY-bert or EE-bert, the former being the traditional German way and the latter usually heard among English speakers, the name last appeared in the US stats back in the 2000s.
Pronounced AY-bert.
As of October 2026, Ebert ranked #13085 in US births in 2008 SSA, peaked at #992 in 1892.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Ebert on lists
Famous Eberts
- Roger Ebert
American film critic
- Ebert William Amâncio aka Betão
Brazilian footballer
- (Harry) Ebert Van Buren
American NFL player
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