The nameThibault

Meaning

Thibault comes from the Germanic Theudebald, from theud, "people", and bald, "bold".

Origin

Germanic, through Frankish. It is spelled Thibault, Thibaut or Thibaud. Theobald and Tybalt are English forms.

History

Theobald IV of Champagne, count and king of Navarre in the 13th century, was one of the great poets of his day. In France, Thibault peaked in the early 1990s.

Thibault in other languages

Thibault is the French form of Theobald. It is Tebaldo in Italian and Teobaldo in Spanish and Portuguese. Shakespeare's Tybalt, in Romeo and Juliet, is the same name.

Famous people named Thibault

• Thibault de Montalembert, actor

Popularity of the name Thibault

Thibault in France

Thibault was most popular in France in the 1990s, with 20,155 births over the decade, 36% of all recorded babies named Thibault. Its rise began around 1977, and it peaked in 1992. Half of all babies named Thibault in France were born before 1996. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 232 births a year on average, against 540 in the five years before.

Thibault in Belgium

Thibault was most popular in Belgium in the 2000s, with 1,618 births over the decade, 45% of all recorded babies named Thibault. Half of all babies named Thibault in Belgium were born before 2003. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 33 births a year on average, against 61 in the five years before.

Thibault in Switzerland