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How popular is the name Hubert?

Births per year, rank history and how many Huberts are alive today.

Hubert (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 25 in 2025, ranked 1153rd. The name peaked in 1904, when around 1,400 babies were given the name, the 65th most popular that year. It has declined since 1904; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak. At least 43,000 babies have been named Hubert in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

The Hubert you are most likely to meet is around 75 years old. Half of all Huberts born in England and Wales are between 54 and 80, and there are at least 13,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 4.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Hubert.

How many babies are named Hubert each year?

05001k2k1920194019601980200020201904: ~1,359 estimated (1,112-1,606)1914: ~1,058 estimated (822-1,293)1924: ~586 estimated (458-713)1996: 41997: 51998: 81999: 52000: 52001: 32002: 52003: 52004: 32005: 182006: 232007: 252008: 582009: 522010: 592011: 742012: 612013: 662014: 502015: 562016: 532017: 532018: 582019: 362020: 482021: 392022: 202023: 282024: 152025: 25estimatedactual

Where does Hubert rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,0001920194019601980200020201904: ranked 651914: ranked 711924: ranked 871996: ranked 2,3571997: ranked 2,0221998: ranked 1,4851999: ranked 2,0972000: ranked 2,1422001: ranked 3,1342002: ranked 2,2542003: ranked 2,4702004: ranked 3,6512005: ranked 1,1352006: ranked 9842007: ranked 9872008: ranked 5672009: ranked 6172010: ranked 5742011: ranked 4902012: ranked 5862013: ranked 5462014: ranked 6702015: ranked 6292016: ranked 6592017: ranked 6612018: ranked 6192019: ranked 8442020: ranked 6992021: ranked 8152022: ranked 1,3142023: ranked 1,0422024: ranked 1,6752025: ranked 1,153

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Hubert per year in England and Wales, 1904 to 2025, peaking at about 1,359 in 1904
Hubert: births per year in England and Wales, 1904-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Hubert most popular?

Hubert peaked in 1904, when around 1,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Hubert?

At least 13,000 people named Hubert born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Hubert?

Most living Huberts are between 54 and 80; the most common age is about 75.

Is Hubert becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.






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