Engelbert comes from the German / Germanic tradition, meaning Brilliant Like An Angel.
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How popular is Engelbert?
1970peak year
Today, Engelbert has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1970, 15 babies were given the name (ranked #2429 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. In all, around 150 babies have been registered as Engelbert since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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