Humberto
A Spanish masculine name meaning "bright warrior" or "bright bear".
Name Census estimates that about 15,092 living Americans carry the first name Humberto. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Humberto today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Humberto births was 1992 (381 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Humberto. 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
15K
~ 1 in 22,711 Americans
Peak year
1992
381 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,778
Tracked since 1915
Census
Humberto in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 34,793 people with the first name Humberto, which placed it at #1,146 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
#1,146
National first-name rank
People counted
35K
34,793 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
11.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Humberto
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Humberto is Hispanic at 96.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.4%) and Black (0.3%). 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 Humberto 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 Humberto at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.9% · 33,717
- White2.4% · 845
- Black or African American0.3% · 117
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 70
- Two or more races0.1% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 20
Gender
Gender distribution for Humberto
Out of the 16,909 babies given the name Humberto since 1880, 99.9% 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.
Humberto as a male name
- Ranked #1,778 in 2024
- 92 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1992 (381 births)
Humberto as a female name
- Ranked #10,855 in 1983
- 5 female births in 1983
- Peak: 1979 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Humberto appears almost entirely male. Of the 34,796 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Humberto: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Humberto 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 3,660 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
Humberto 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 Humberto during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Humbertos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 23 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Humberto, while Wisconsin, Iowa, Utah recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 630 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Humberto
The name Humberto has its origins in the Germanic language, derived from the root words "hun" meaning "bear" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "famous." It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 5th to 8th centuries.
Humberto is a variant of the name Hubert, which was popular among the Frankish nobility of modern-day France and Germany. The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to the 7th century, when Saint Hubert, the patron saint of hunters, lived and popularized the name.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Humberto de Romano, an Italian theologian and cardinal, helped to further spread the name across Europe. His writings and teachings had a significant influence on the Catholic Church during that period.
Another prominent individual with the name Humberto was Humberto I, King of Italy from 1878 to 1900. He played a crucial role in the unification of Italy and was widely respected for his leadership during a tumultuous time in the country's history.
During the 20th century, Humberto Mauro, a Brazilian filmmaker born in 1897, gained recognition for his contributions to the early days of Brazilian cinema. His films, such as "Braza Dormida" and "Ganga Bruta," are considered classics of the silent film era.
In the realm of literature, Humberto Eco, an Italian novelist and semiotician born in 1932, achieved worldwide acclaim for his novel "The Name of the Rose." The book, a philosophical mystery set in a medieval monastery, became an international bestseller and was later adapted into a film.
Humberto Maturana, a Chilean biologist and philosopher born in 1928, is renowned for his groundbreaking work in the field of cybernetics and his theory of autopoiesis, which describes the self-organizing and self-maintaining properties of living systems.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have carried the name Humberto, showcasing its enduring presence across various cultures and fields of endeavor.
People
Humberto + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Humberto 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
Humberto: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Humberto?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 15,092 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Humberto 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 22,711 US residents.
Is Humberto a common name?
We classify Humberto as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 16,909 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Humberto most popular?
The single biggest year for Humberto was 1992, when 381 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Humberto is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Humberto in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 34,793 people with the name Humberto, or 11.52 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,146 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 Humberto 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 Humberto?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Humberto appears almost entirely male. Of the 34,796 people counted with this name, 99.8% 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 Humberto?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Humberto is Hispanic at 96.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.4%) and Black (0.3%). 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 Humberto most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Humberto in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.9% (33,717 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 Humberto in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Humberto a male name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Humberto 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 Humberto still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Humberto 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 Humberto 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 common is the name Humberto?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.