Heriberto
A masculine German name meaning "bright army" or "illustrious warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 9,295 living Americans carry the first name Heriberto. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Heriberto today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Heriberto births was 1993 (249 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Heriberto. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
9.3K
~ 1 in 36,875 Americans
Peak year
1993
249 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,531
Tracked since 1916
Census
Heriberto in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 18,950 people with the first name Heriberto, which placed it at #1,655 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,655
National first-name rank
People counted
19K
18,950 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
6.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Heriberto
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Heriberto is Hispanic at 98.6%. The next largest groups are White (1.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Heriberto described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Heriberto at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.6% · 18,693
- White1.0% · 181
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 38
- Black or African American0.1% · 27
- Two or more races0.0% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Heriberto
Out of the 10,243 babies given the name Heriberto since 1880, 99.8% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Heriberto as a male name
- Ranked #2,531 in 2024
- 53 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1993 (249 births)
Heriberto as a female name
- Ranked #13,099 in 1989
- 5 female births in 1989
- Peak: 1981 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Heriberto appears almost entirely male. Of the 18,954 people counted with this name, 99.9% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Heriberto: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Heriberto from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 2,133 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Heriberto by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Heriberto during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Heribertos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Heriberto, while Idaho, Michigan, Oregon recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 464 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Heriberto
The name Heriberto has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the Old High German words "heri" meaning army and "beraht" meaning bright or shining. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 6th to 8th centuries AD, as a personal name used among Germanic tribes in central and western Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Heriberto can be found in the Annales Regni Francorum, a chronicle of the Carolingian dynasty written in the late 8th century. This text mentions an individual named Heribertus, who was a count in the Frankish kingdom during the reign of Charlemagne.
In the 9th century, a notable figure named Heriberto was Heriberto of Auxerre, a Benedictine monk and theologian who served as the abbot of the Monastery of St. Germain in Auxerre, France. He was born around 835 AD and died in 923 AD.
Another prominent individual with the name Heriberto was Heriberto of Cologne, who lived in the 11th century. He was a German archbishop and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church for his efforts in promoting education and reforming the clergy. Heriberto of Cologne was born around 970 AD and died in 1021 AD.
During the medieval period, the name Heriberto was also used by members of the nobility in various parts of Europe. One example is Heriberto I, Count of Vermandois, who lived in the late 10th century and was a powerful feudal lord in northern France.
Jumping forward in time, Heriberto Frías was a Mexican writer and poet who lived from 1870 to 1925. He is considered one of the key figures of the Mexican literary movement known as Modernismo, and his works often explored themes of nature, love, and existential questioning.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Heriberto, which has its roots in the ancient Germanic languages and was particularly prevalent during the Middle Ages in various parts of Europe.
People
Heriberto + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Heriberto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Heriberto: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heriberto?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9,295 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Heriberto going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 36,875 US residents.
Is Heriberto a common name?
We classify Heriberto as "Rare". It ranks above 97.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10,243 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Heriberto most popular?
The single biggest year for Heriberto was 1993, when 249 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Heriberto is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Heriberto in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 18,950 people with the name Heriberto, or 6.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,655 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Heriberto in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Heriberto?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Heriberto appears almost entirely male. Of the 18,954 people counted with this name, 99.9% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Heriberto?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Heriberto is Hispanic at 98.6%. The next largest groups are White (1.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Heriberto most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Heriberto in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.6% (18,693 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Heriberto in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Heriberto a male name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Heriberto in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Heriberto still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Heriberto in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Heriberto can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Heriberto?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.