The baby name Colbert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: KOHL-burt (/ˈkoʊlbərt/); French: kol-BEHR (/kɔlbɛʁ/).
Colbert is French in Origin.
The baby name Colbert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: KOHL-burt (/ˈkoʊlbərt/); French: kol-BEHR (/kɔlbɛʁ/).
Colbert is French in Origin.
Colbert is a surname-turned-given name of Germanic origin, formed from the elements kol (coal; swarthy) and berht (bright, famous). Through Frankish and Old High German into Norman French, it appears in medieval records as Colbert/Colbertus, and is cognate with Old English Colbeorht. The composite sense evokes "famous and bright," sometimes interpreted as "renowned dark-haired one."
Used as a personal name in the Middle Ages in Normandy and England, it settled into hereditary surname status by the 12th to 14th centuries, carried by the influential French statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert. In the Anglophone world it re-emerged as a first name in the late 20th century amid the surname-name trend, with pop-cultural recognition from comedian Stephen Colbert. Variants and related forms include Kolbert, Colburt, Colbertus, Colberte (rare feminine), and the short forms Cole and Bert; patronymic Colbertson also occurs.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #54 | 3 | 2,592 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| France | Boys | 1967 | #277 | 3 | 1,124 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #428 | 124 | 12,054 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #654 | 12 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #841 | 38 | 14,506 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #871 | 317 | 25,619 |
| United States | Boys | 2012 | #881 | 6 | 7,390 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Colbert is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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