Boy’s name · Germanic, Spanish, Portuguese

Humberto

How to say it: oom-BAIR-toh · /umˈbɛrtoʊ/

Spanish/Portuguese form of Humbert; from Old German meaning 'bright warrior' (hun 'warrior' + beraht 'bright').

Humberto was the 1,530th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 84 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 41% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,689 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,530for boys in 2025
1 in 39,468US babies
84born in 2025
#1,689projected for 2030
1990sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Humberto
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,530
Babies born in 202584
Share of births1 in 39,468
Peak decade1990s
Change over 10 years−41%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,689

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Humberto peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 188 per million births, 1990s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Berto
  • Humber
  • Tito

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Humberto is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, German, Portuguese, Spanish.

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