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

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Peak · boys
1910 · 2,183 births
Debut · boys
1,493 births
In top 100 · boys
87 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
491,861
since 1880

Albert over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #14, 1910boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#614461
2024—#607469
2023—#587487
2022—#613456
2021—#563504
2020—#523547
2019—#472622
2018—#453660
2017—#432718
2016—#476644
2015—#441695
2014—#434697
2013—#422697
2012—#402725
2011—#392725
2010—#403699
2009—#403733
2008—#374824
2007—#370831
2006—#354860
2005—#341869
2004#14,1796#338869
2003—#314953
2002—#298984
2001—#2801,094
2000—#2811,092
1999—#2691,118
1998—#2581,158
1997—#2491,177
1996#10,5677#2311,300
1995#8,07910#2241,332
1994#10,5697#2091,385
1993#10,5887#2091,433
1992#8,06510#2051,506
1991#13,1475#1901,697
1990#9,2478#1671,826
1989#6,95511#1701,763
1988#6,66611#1551,795
1987#4,28319#1581,768
1986#4,53917#1541,749
1985#5,67812#1521,799
1984#5,89911#1411,885
1983#4,88414#1501,822
1982#4,52716#1402,023
1981#6,32310#1451,942
1980#6,31910#1421,957
1979#4,84214#1451,860
1978#4,07917#1461,803
1977#4,23516#1371,950
1976#2,79227#1361,916
1975#5,9849#1292,015
1974#3,00823#1302,014
1973#3,34219#1122,288
1972#2,31132#1122,510
1971#2,95523#1192,683
1970#2,70526#1073,073
1969#2,70424#1082,934
1968#2,53824#1032,918
1967#3,08517#983,169
1966#3,74012#1003,297
1965#3,05017#1003,419
1964#2,67522#1003,761
1963#2,48924#1003,883
1962#2,46324#1014,072
1961#2,95718#974,324
1960#2,36925#934,602
1959#2,33924#924,605
1958#2,26025#894,807
1957#2,65119#845,049
1956#2,10327#815,150
1955#1,97829#765,179
1954#1,87531#735,428
1953#2,12224#695,439
1952#1,86129#665,660
1951#2,06423#605,758
1950#2,00223#565,754
1949#1,84527#566,064
1948#1,85826#556,156
1947#2,14621#556,462
1946#1,58331#526,007
1945#1,58827#495,432
1944#1,66125#445,855
1943#1,46732#436,307
1942#1,43832#406,496
1941#1,53826#405,927
1940#1,21836#415,572
1939#1,32731#415,477
1938#1,47526#375,796
1937#1,35529#375,665
1936#1,23034#345,759
1935#1,21934#316,094
1934#1,23633#326,003
1933#1,19735#306,091
1932#1,11641#266,863
1931#1,19936#247,131
1930#94160#247,950
1929#90263#248,078
1928#92464#238,812
1927#80082#239,128
1926#1,07948#219,146
1925#91366#219,511
1924#1,12348#219,880
1923#1,28337#209,825
1922#1,03053#209,896
1921#1,12646#2010,158
1920#1,37533#199,997
1919#1,10344#189,607
1918#1,12643#199,935
1917#1,12640#189,157
1916#1,24633#179,044
1915#1,19033#178,825
1914#1,14728#156,942
1913#1,17622#165,449
1912#1,47714#174,587
1911#1,24114#152,478
1910#1,26713#142,183
1909#1,36910#151,816
1908#1,5478#151,642
1907#1,3849#151,636
1906#1,3219#161,469
1905#1,2989#151,532
1904#1,8775#161,453
1903#1,5926#161,337
1902#1,3208#161,375
1901#1,2278#151,317
1900#1,10612#161,741
1899#1,2787#151,210
1898#1,1719#161,417
1897#1,1678#151,377
1896#1,04710#151,434
1895#1,1239#161,391
1894#90512#161,447
1893#1,0239#161,353
1892#83013#161,500
1891#9439#161,207
1890#82511#161,417
1889—#161,353
1888#69014#161,569
1887#9377#161,294
1886#9936#161,488
1885#9216#161,429
1884#1,0245#161,435
1883#57911#161,496
1882#9085#161,499
1881—#161,319
1880—#161,493
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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #59 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 229 boysAKMaine: #93 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 547 boysMEVermont: #100 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 555 boysVTNew Hampshire: #76 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 406 boysNHWashington: #149 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 938 boysWAIdaho: #169 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 831 boysIDMontana: #183 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,086 boysMTNorth Dakota: #165 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,054 boysNDMinnesota: #211 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,654 boysMNIllinois: #111 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 606 boysILWisconsin: #145 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,233 boysWIMichigan: #105 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 586 boysMINew York: #61 for boys · 487 births · 1 in 368 boysNYMassachusetts: #62 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 414 boysMARhode Island: #51 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 282 boysRIOregon: #204 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,389 boysORNevada: #132 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 576 boysNVWyoming: #68 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 242 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Albert, so not publishedSDIowa: #206 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,839 boysIAIndiana: #139 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 904 boysINOhio: #103 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 617 boysOHPennsylvania: #63 for boys · 345 births · 1 in 347 boysPANew Jersey: #54 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 330 boysNJConnecticut: #53 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 294 boysCTCalifornia: #75 for boys · 493 births · 1 in 377 boysCAUtah: #227 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,518 boysUTColorado: #91 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 403 boysCONebraska: #136 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 858 boysNEMissouri: #140 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 802 boysMOKentucky: #138 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 844 boysKYWest Virginia: #149 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 948 boysWVVirginia: #100 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 491 boysVAMaryland: #68 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 345 boysMDDelaware: #73 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 364 boysDEArizona: #58 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 257 boysAZNew Mexico: #45 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 176 boysNMKansas: #172 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 997 boysKSArkansas: #103 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 471 boysARTennessee: #105 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 541 boysTNNorth Carolina: #101 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 502 boysNCSouth Carolina: #75 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 308 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #59 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 310 boysDCOklahoma: #161 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 950 boysOKLouisiana: #61 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 257 boysLAMississippi: #52 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 230 boysMSAlabama: #76 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 323 boysALGeorgia: #108 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 492 boysGAHawaii: #78 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 291 boysHITexas: #68 for boys · 408 births · 1 in 301 boysTXFlorida: #86 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 394 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#45 · 1 in 176
  2. Rhode Island#51 · 1 in 282
  3. Mississippi#52 · 1 in 230
  4. Connecticut#53 · 1 in 294
  5. New Jersey#54 · 1 in 330

Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#45781 in 176
Rhode Island#51321 in 282
Mississippi#521171 in 230
Connecticut#53911 in 294
New Jersey#541881 in 330
Arizona#58661 in 257
Alaska#59141 in 229
District of Columbia#59481 in 310
Louisiana#611641 in 257
New York#614871 in 368
Massachusetts#621381 in 414
Pennsylvania#633451 in 347
Maryland#68951 in 345
Texas#684081 in 301
Wyoming#68141 in 242
Delaware#73141 in 364
California#754931 in 377
South Carolina#75921 in 308
Alabama#761171 in 323
New Hampshire#76151 in 406
Hawaii#78251 in 291
Florida#861391 in 394
Colorado#91531 in 403
Maine#93201 in 547
Vermont#10071 in 555
Virginia#100861 in 491
North Carolina#1011041 in 502
Arkansas#103411 in 471
Ohio#1031821 in 617
Michigan#1051611 in 586
Tennessee#105731 in 541
Georgia#108981 in 492
Illinois#1111911 in 606
Nevada#13251 in 576
Nebraska#136191 in 858
Kentucky#138421 in 844
Indiana#139601 in 904
Missouri#140611 in 802
Wisconsin#145391 in 1,233
Washington#149331 in 938
West Virginia#149201 in 948
Oklahoma#161251 in 950
North Dakota#16571 in 1,054
Idaho#16991 in 831
Kansas#172231 in 997
Montana#18371 in 1,086
Oregon#204131 in 1,389
Iowa#206171 in 1,839
Minnesota#211161 in 2,654
Utah#22781 in 1,518
South Dakota———

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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s14,375#16 (1888)#16
1890s13,753#15 (1896)#16
1900s15,318#15 (1909)#16
1910s68,207#14 (1910)#17
1920s94,431#19 (1920)#21
1930s62,829#24 (1930)#32
1940s60,278#40 (1942)#48
1950s52,829#56 (1950)#75
1960s36,379#93 (1960)#100
1970s22,112#107 (1970)#127
1980s18,503#140 (1982)#151
1990s13,932#167 (1990)#221
2000s9,109#280 (2001)#335
2010s6,882#392 (2011)#433
2020s2,924#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 1960

girls
#2,369
25 births · 1 in 80,878 girls
boys
#93
4,602 births · 1 in 463 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #2,369Albert25

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #93Albert4,602
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 80,878 of them was named Albert, which outranked 67.7% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Albert
  1. #2,307Torrie26
  2. #2,307Vinnie26
  3. #2,307Zita26
  4. #2,369Albert25
  5. #2,369Adelaida25
  6. #2,369Ailene25
  7. #2,369Arden25
  8. #2,432Alaine24
  9. #2,432Andrew24
  10. #2,432Andy24

Tied with 62 names at #2,369; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 463 of them was named Albert, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Albert
  1. #90Bradley4,746
  2. #91Samuel4,711
  3. #92Harold4,679
  4. #93Albert4,602
  5. #94Dean4,518
  6. #95Bill4,501
  7. #96Darryl4,436
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →