Lamberto
A masculine name of Italian origin meaning "bright land".
Name Census estimates that about 330 living Americans carry the first name Lamberto. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Lamberto today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lamberto births was 1999 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lamberto. 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
330
~ 1 in 1,038,650 Americans
Peak year
1999
16 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,362
Tracked since 1930
Census
Lamberto in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,221 people with the first name Lamberto, which placed it at #10,762 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
#10,762
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,221 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
67.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lamberto
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lamberto is Hispanic at 67.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (30.5%) and White (1.9%). 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 Lamberto 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 Lamberto at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino67.0% · 818
- Asian and Pacific Islander30.5% · 372
- White1.9% · 23
- Two or more races0.5% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 2
Popularity
Lamberto: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lamberto from the 1930s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 105 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
Lamberto 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 Lamberto during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lambertos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lamberto
The given name Lamberto has its origins in the Latin language. It is derived from the Germanic name Lambert, which is a compound name composed of the elements "land" meaning "land" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "illustrious." The name can be traced back to the Middle Ages, around the 6th to 8th centuries.
The name Lamberto was particularly popular in Italy during the medieval period. It was often used by noble families and members of the clergy. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 11th century, when a man named Lamberto di Cracovia served as the Bishop of Cracow (now Kraków) in Poland.
In the 13th century, Lamberto Frescobaldi was a prominent Florentine banker and one of the founders of the Frescobaldi banking company, which played a significant role in the financial affairs of Europe at the time. Another notable figure was Lamberto Lori, an Italian painter who lived from 1505 to 1585 and was known for his religious works in the Mannerist style.
During the Renaissance, Lamberto Pigna (1530-1604) was an Italian humanist scholar and writer who served as the secretary to Pope Gregory XIII. He was known for his works on classical literature and mythology.
In the 18th century, Lamberto Gori (1730-1794) was an Italian archaeologist and antiquarian who made significant contributions to the study of Etruscan artifacts and inscriptions.
A more recent example is Lamberto Dini (born 1931), an Italian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 1995 to 1996.
Overall, the name Lamberto has a rich history and has been borne by notable figures in various fields, including religion, banking, art, scholarship, and politics. Its Latin and Germanic roots emphasize the association with land and brightness, reflecting the name's medieval European origins.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Lamberto
People
Lamberto + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lamberto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lamberto: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lamberto?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 330 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lamberto 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 1,038,650 US residents.
Is Lamberto a common name?
We classify Lamberto as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 343 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lamberto most popular?
The single biggest year for Lamberto was 1999, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lamberto is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lamberto in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,221 people with the name Lamberto, or 0.40 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,762 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 Lamberto 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 Lamberto?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lamberto appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,226 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Lamberto?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lamberto is Hispanic at 67.0%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (30.5%) and White (1.9%). 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 Lamberto most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Lamberto in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.0% (818 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 Lamberto in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lamberto a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lamberto 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 Lamberto still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lamberto 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 Lamberto 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 Lamberto?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.