Egbert comes from the Anglo-saxon / Dutch / English tradition, meaning Bright edge of a sword.
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How popular is Egbert?
1921peak year
Egbert has an uneven popularity history in U.S. records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #10540), with about 7 babies named Egbert each year. In 1921, 47 babies received the name (ranked #1021). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,231.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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