Cuthbert

Boys' name

Brightly known, famous

Cuthbert has been given to 151 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1930, with 13 recorded.

Babies named Cuthbert, 1955

1 in 669,000

Cuthbert over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Cuthbert: meaning, origin, and history

Brightly known, famous

Old English

What Cuthbert means

Cuthbert means “brightly known, famous”, associated with Cūþbeorht.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”).

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Origin, language, and formation

Cuthbert is used in English. Its origins include Old English.

Cuthbert comes through Old English Cūþbeorht.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Cuthbert is pronounced /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 151 boys were recorded with the name Cuthbert between 1912 and 1955. Its highest annual count was 13 in 1930; its best national rank was #1,771 in 1912.

How common is Cuthbert?

Cuthbert had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1955, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1955: 1 in 669,000; 6 of 4,014,099 births
Among boys only: 1 in 343,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1955: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 463,728 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Cuthbert sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1955 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 463,728 children born in 1955 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Cuthbert. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Cuthberts were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Cuthbert was born before 1921 — so the typical Cuthbert is around 104 today.

Median birth year: 1921; About 104 years old
Biggest decade: 1910s; 43.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 14.6%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 6; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1910s — 43.7% of all recorded uses (66).

Is Cuthbert rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1930 (13)
Years since peak: 95; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 33.1% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,771; 1912

Cuthbert around the world

Where Cuthbert ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1997–2024
#5,120
in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cuthbert by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #1,771; 1912
Peak year: 1930; 13 that year
First recorded: 1912
Last recorded: 1955
All-time count: 151
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Cuthbert

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Cutberto Adalbert Engelbert Holbert Taggert Ethelbert Hulbert Cutler Hubbert Harbert Johnrobert Calbert Bookert Clebert Cutter Melbert Sebert Dalbert Rodert Seibert Willbert Lavert Milbert Philbert

Sibling names for Cuthbert

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Billy Donald Ardith Roma Marvel Bobby Socorro Josefina

For a brother

Normand Gaylord Mary Frances Dudley Delmar Sanford Jules

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