Hubert
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Germanic languages, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters. From Old French Hubert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). See Saint Hubert.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Hubert (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Hubert has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2011. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 340 |
| 2000 | 333 |
| 2001 | 337 |
| 2002 | 339 |
| 2003 | 340 |
| 2004 | 343 |
| 2005 | 342 |
| 2006 | 348 |
| 2007 | 355 |
| 2008 | 368 |
| 2009 | 374 |
| 2010 | 383 |
| 2011 | 394 |
| 2012 | 403 |
| 2013 | 406 |
| 2014 | 408 |
| 2015 | 414 |
| 2016 | 423 |
| 2017 | 430 |
| 2018 | 435 |
| 2019 | 445 |
| 2020 | 445 |
Hubert in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Hubert.Hi! My name is Hubert.
- Hubert ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Hubert called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Hubert har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Hubert has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Huberts mamma är lärare.Hubert's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Huberts mamma is Hubert's mum.
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Questions about Hubert
How do you pronounce Hubert in Swedish?
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What does the name Hubert mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Germanic languages, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters. From Old French Hubert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). See Saint Hubert.
How popular is Hubert in Sweden?
2 babies were named Hubert in 2022. In 2020, 445 people in Sweden had Hubert as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2011 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.