Lubertha
Meaning unknown, possibly a feminine form of the German name Lubert or Ludburt.
Name Census estimates that about 158 living Americans carry the first name Lubertha. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lubertha today is around 78 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lubertha births was 1922 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lubertha. 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.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Lubertha is about 78 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Luberthas were born before 1958.
People living today
158
~ 1 in 2,169,331 Americans
Peak year
1922
32 babies that year
Average age
78
years old
1963 SSA rank
#5,649
Tracked since 1898
Census
Lubertha in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 215 people with the first name Lubertha, which placed it at #36,733 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
#36,733
National first-name rank
People counted
215
215 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
94.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lubertha
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lubertha is Black at 94.4%. The next largest groups are White (2.3%) and Hispanic (1.4%). 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 Lubertha 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 Lubertha at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American94.4% · 203
- White2.3% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 2
- Two or more races0.9% · 2
Popularity
Lubertha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lubertha from the 1890s through to the 1960s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 176 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lubertha 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 Lubertha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luberthas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas recorded the most babies named Lubertha, while Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 63 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lubertha
The name Lubertha is believed to have originated from the Germanic languages, with roots tracing back to the early medieval period around the 5th or 6th century. It is derived from the Old German words "liub" meaning "beloved" and "berht" meaning "bright" or "shining." The name was likely a combination of these words, intended to convey the notion of a bright, beloved individual.
In its earliest forms, Lubertha was also spelled as Liubherta, Liubhertha, or Liubertha, reflecting the linguistic variations of the time. While its exact origins are not entirely clear, it is thought to have been a name used among Germanic tribes in central and western Europe during the early Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lubertha can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical documents from the Benedictine abbey of St. Gall in modern-day Switzerland, dating back to the 8th century. This suggests that the name was in use among the Germanic population of that region during that period.
While not a particularly common name throughout history, there are a few notable individuals who bore the name Lubertha. One of the earliest was Lubertha of Wintzingerode, a German noblewoman from the 11th century who was recorded as owning lands in the region of Wintzingerode, in present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Another historical figure with the name Lubertha was a Benedictine abbess who lived in the 12th century and served as the head of the Benedictine convent of St. Erentrud in Nonnberg, Salzburg. She is mentioned in records from the time as a respected leader within the monastic community.
In the 13th century, there was a Lubertha of Staufenberg, a German noblewoman from the Staufenberg family, who was a landowner and is mentioned in various historical documents from the region of Hesse, Germany.
Moving forward to the 15th century, records show a Lubertha von Starhemberg, a member of the noble Starhemberg family in Austria, who was born around 1430 and lived in the region of Upper Austria.
Finally, in the 16th century, there was a Lubertha von Rosenberg, a member of the influential Bohemian noble family of Rosenberg, who was born around 1520 and lived in what is now the Czech Republic.
While not a widely popular name, Lubertha has a rich history rooted in the Germanic languages and cultures of medieval Europe. Its meaning, derived from the words for "beloved" and "bright," reflects the cultural values and linguistic traditions of the time.
People
Lubertha + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lubertha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lubertha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 158 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lubertha 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 2,169,331 US residents.
Is Lubertha a common name?
We classify Lubertha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 696 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lubertha most popular?
The single biggest year for Lubertha was 1922, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lubertha is about 78 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lubertha in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 215 people with the name Lubertha, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,733 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 Lubertha 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 Lubertha?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lubertha appears almost entirely female. Of the 215 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Lubertha?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lubertha is Black at 94.4%. The next largest groups are White (2.3%) and Hispanic (1.4%). 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 Lubertha most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lubertha in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.4% (203 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 Lubertha in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lubertha a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lubertha in the SSA data are female. 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 Lubertha still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lubertha 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 Lubertha 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 people have Lubertha as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Lubertha at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.