Albert
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #614 for boys in 2025, 461 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1910 · 2,183 births
- Debut · boys
- 1,493 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 87 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 491,861since 1880
Albert over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #614 | 461 | |
| 2024 | — | #607 | 469 | |
| 2023 | — | #587 | 487 | |
| 2022 | — | #613 | 456 | |
| 2021 | — | #563 | 504 | |
| 2020 | — | #523 | 547 | |
| 2019 | — | #472 | 622 | |
| 2018 | — | #453 | 660 | |
| 2017 | — | #432 | 718 | |
| 2016 | — | #476 | 644 | |
| 2015 | — | #441 | 695 | |
| 2014 | — | #434 | 697 | |
| 2013 | — | #422 | 697 | |
| 2012 | — | #402 | 725 | |
| 2011 | — | #392 | 725 | |
| 2010 | — | #403 | 699 | |
| 2009 | — | #403 | 733 | |
| 2008 | — | #374 | 824 | |
| 2007 | — | #370 | 831 | |
| 2006 | — | #354 | 860 | |
| 2005 | — | #341 | 869 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #338 | 869 |
| 2003 | — | #314 | 953 | |
| 2002 | — | #298 | 984 | |
| 2001 | — | #280 | 1,094 | |
| 2000 | — | #281 | 1,092 | |
| 1999 | — | #269 | 1,118 | |
| 1998 | — | #258 | 1,158 | |
| 1997 | — | #249 | 1,177 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #231 | 1,300 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #224 | 1,332 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #209 | 1,385 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #209 | 1,433 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #205 | 1,506 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #190 | 1,697 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #167 | 1,826 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #170 | 1,763 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #155 | 1,795 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #158 | 1,768 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #154 | 1,749 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #152 | 1,799 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #141 | 1,885 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #150 | 1,822 |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | #140 | 2,023 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #145 | 1,942 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #142 | 1,957 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #145 | 1,860 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #146 | 1,803 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #137 | 1,950 |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | #136 | 1,916 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #129 | 2,015 |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | #130 | 2,014 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | #112 | 2,288 |
| 1972 | #2,311 | 32 | #112 | 2,510 |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | #119 | 2,683 |
| 1970 | #2,705 | 26 | #107 | 3,073 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 | #108 | 2,934 |
| 1968 | #2,538 | 24 | #103 | 2,918 |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | #98 | 3,169 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #100 | 3,297 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #100 | 3,419 |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | #100 | 3,761 |
| 1963 | #2,489 | 24 | #100 | 3,883 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #101 | 4,072 |
| 1961 | #2,957 | 18 | #97 | 4,324 |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | #93 | 4,602 |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | #92 | 4,605 |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | #89 | 4,807 |
| 1957 | #2,651 | 19 | #84 | 5,049 |
| 1956 | #2,103 | 27 | #81 | 5,150 |
| 1955 | #1,978 | 29 | #76 | 5,179 |
| 1954 | #1,875 | 31 | #73 | 5,428 |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | #69 | 5,439 |
| 1952 | #1,861 | 29 | #66 | 5,660 |
| 1951 | #2,064 | 23 | #60 | 5,758 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | #56 | 5,754 |
| 1949 | #1,845 | 27 | #56 | 6,064 |
| 1948 | #1,858 | 26 | #55 | 6,156 |
| 1947 | #2,146 | 21 | #55 | 6,462 |
| 1946 | #1,583 | 31 | #52 | 6,007 |
| 1945 | #1,588 | 27 | #49 | 5,432 |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 | #44 | 5,855 |
| 1943 | #1,467 | 32 | #43 | 6,307 |
| 1942 | #1,438 | 32 | #40 | 6,496 |
| 1941 | #1,538 | 26 | #40 | 5,927 |
| 1940 | #1,218 | 36 | #41 | 5,572 |
| 1939 | #1,327 | 31 | #41 | 5,477 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #37 | 5,796 |
| 1937 | #1,355 | 29 | #37 | 5,665 |
| 1936 | #1,230 | 34 | #34 | 5,759 |
| 1935 | #1,219 | 34 | #31 | 6,094 |
| 1934 | #1,236 | 33 | #32 | 6,003 |
| 1933 | #1,197 | 35 | #30 | 6,091 |
| 1932 | #1,116 | 41 | #26 | 6,863 |
| 1931 | #1,199 | 36 | #24 | 7,131 |
| 1930 | #941 | 60 | #24 | 7,950 |
| 1929 | #902 | 63 | #24 | 8,078 |
| 1928 | #924 | 64 | #23 | 8,812 |
| 1927 | #800 | 82 | #23 | 9,128 |
| 1926 | #1,079 | 48 | #21 | 9,146 |
| 1925 | #913 | 66 | #21 | 9,511 |
| 1924 | #1,123 | 48 | #21 | 9,880 |
| 1923 | #1,283 | 37 | #20 | 9,825 |
| 1922 | #1,030 | 53 | #20 | 9,896 |
| 1921 | #1,126 | 46 | #20 | 10,158 |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 33 | #19 | 9,997 |
| 1919 | #1,103 | 44 | #18 | 9,607 |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | #19 | 9,935 |
| 1917 | #1,126 | 40 | #18 | 9,157 |
| 1916 | #1,246 | 33 | #17 | 9,044 |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | #17 | 8,825 |
| 1914 | #1,147 | 28 | #15 | 6,942 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | #16 | 5,449 |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | #17 | 4,587 |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | #15 | 2,478 |
| 1910 | #1,267 | 13 | #14 | 2,183 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #15 | 1,816 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #15 | 1,642 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #15 | 1,636 |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | #16 | 1,469 |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #15 | 1,532 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #16 | 1,453 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #16 | 1,337 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #16 | 1,375 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #15 | 1,317 |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 | #16 | 1,741 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #15 | 1,210 |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | #16 | 1,417 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | #15 | 1,377 |
| 1896 | #1,047 | 10 | #15 | 1,434 |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | #16 | 1,391 |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 | #16 | 1,447 |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | #16 | 1,353 |
| 1892 | #830 | 13 | #16 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | #16 | 1,207 |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | #16 | 1,417 |
| 1889 | — | #16 | 1,353 | |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | #16 | 1,569 |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | #16 | 1,294 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #16 | 1,488 |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | #16 | 1,429 |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | #16 | 1,435 |
| 1883 | #579 | 11 | #16 | 1,496 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #16 | 1,499 |
| 1881 | — | #16 | 1,319 | |
| 1880 | — | #16 | 1,493 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Albert was already there! It came in at #16, and was given to 1,493 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2018–2025, when fewer than 670 boys a year got the name.
Where Albert is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#16 · 1 in 59
- Alaska#19 · 1 in 55
- New Hampshire#20 · 1 in 88
- Rhode Island#22 · 1 in 85
- Maryland#22 · 1 in 120
Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #16 | 61 | 1 in 59 |
| Alaska | #19 | 8 | 1 in 55 |
| New Hampshire | #20 | 40 | 1 in 88 |
| Maryland | #22 | 112 | 1 in 120 |
| Rhode Island | #22 | 54 | 1 in 85 |
| Vermont | #24 | 27 | 1 in 94 |
| New Jersey | #25 | 211 | 1 in 129 |
| Louisiana | #26 | 186 | 1 in 122 |
| Arizona | #27 | 43 | 1 in 117 |
| Maine | #27 | 56 | 1 in 114 |
| Massachusetts | #28 | 233 | 1 in 132 |
| Georgia | #29 | 220 | 1 in 142 |
| Mississippi | #29 | 160 | 1 in 136 |
| Delaware | #30 | 15 | 1 in 122 |
| Pennsylvania | #30 | 485 | 1 in 158 |
| Connecticut | #31 | 84 | 1 in 132 |
| Florida | #32 | 98 | 1 in 158 |
| Colorado | #33 | 61 | 1 in 161 |
| Nevada | #34 | 6 | 1 in 105 |
| New Mexico | #34 | 43 | 1 in 139 |
| South Carolina | #34 | 117 | 1 in 181 |
| New York | #37 | 551 | 1 in 170 |
| District of Columbia | #40 | 31 | 1 in 204 |
| Tennessee | #42 | 136 | 1 in 205 |
| Texas | #42 | 280 | 1 in 222 |
| California | #43 | 266 | 1 in 198 |
| Alabama | #44 | 140 | 1 in 206 |
| Ohio | #44 | 214 | 1 in 253 |
| Illinois | #46 | 244 | 1 in 241 |
| Arkansas | #47 | 84 | 1 in 229 |
| Michigan | #47 | 190 | 1 in 242 |
| North Carolina | #47 | 155 | 1 in 239 |
| Virginia | #48 | 114 | 1 in 214 |
| Missouri | #51 | 120 | 1 in 243 |
| Oregon | #54 | 32 | 1 in 247 |
| West Virginia | #54 | 72 | 1 in 269 |
| Montana | #57 | 19 | 1 in 249 |
| South Dakota | #60 | 19 | 1 in 266 |
| Indiana | #61 | 83 | 1 in 343 |
| North Dakota | #64 | 20 | 1 in 279 |
| Iowa | #65 | 63 | 1 in 334 |
| Kentucky | #65 | 95 | 1 in 301 |
| Oklahoma | #65 | 74 | 1 in 288 |
| Wyoming | #65 | 7 | 1 in 266 |
| Idaho | #69 | 19 | 1 in 255 |
| Wisconsin | #70 | 67 | 1 in 375 |
| Washington | #72 | 38 | 1 in 330 |
| Kansas | #73 | 37 | 1 in 350 |
| Nebraska | #77 | 27 | 1 in 360 |
| Minnesota | #92 | 46 | 1 in 520 |
| Utah | #137 | 9 | 1 in 615 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Albert
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 7 spots since 2024 (#607 → #614)
- 91 spots since 2020 (#523 → #614)
- 173 spots since 2015 (#441 → #614)
- Biggest jump: 44 spots in 2017 (#476 → #432)
- Biggest drop: 51 spots in 2020 (#472 → #523)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1910 at #14 (2,183 births)
- Births halved by 2002, 92 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 87 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 87 yrs · run 1880–1961
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 70
- Highest: 1 in 70 boys born in 1883 were named Albert (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,705 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #14 in 1910, was only 1 in 89 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 19.2% of all boys named Albert (94,431) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14,375 | #16 (1888) | #16 |
| 1890s | 13,753 | #15 (1896) | #16 |
| 1900s | 15,318 | #15 (1909) | #16 |
| 1910s | 68,207 | #14 (1910) | #17 |
| 1920s | 94,431 | #19 (1920) | #21 |
| 1930s | 62,829 | #24 (1930) | #32 |
| 1940s | 60,278 | #40 (1942) | #48 |
| 1950s | 52,829 | #56 (1950) | #75 |
| 1960s | 36,379 | #93 (1960) | #100 |
| 1970s | 22,112 | #107 (1970) | #127 |
| 1980s | 18,503 | #140 (1982) | #151 |
| 1990s | 13,932 | #167 (1990) | #221 |
| 2000s | 9,109 | #280 (2001) | #335 |
| 2010s | 6,882 | #392 (2011) | #433 |
| 2020s | 2,924 | #523 (2020) | #585 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Albert in 1940
girls
#1,218
36 births · 1 in 31,765 girls
boys
#41
5,572 births · 1 in 208 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 31,765 of them was named Albert, which outranked 75.8% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Albert
- #1,203Sandi37
- #1,203Thomasine37
- #1,203Vita37
- #1,218Albert36
- #1,218Altha36
- #1,218Anastasia36
- #1,218Cara36
- #1,242Bettylou35
- #1,242Clarine35
- #1,242Collette35
Tied with 23 names at #1,218; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 208 of them was named Albert, which outranked 99.0% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Albert
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.