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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #99 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 390 boysAKMaine: #87 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 520 boysMEVermont: #84 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 436 boysVTNew Hampshire: #49 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 267 boysNHWashington: #152 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 933 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Albert, so not publishedIDMontana: #127 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 641 boysMTNorth Dakota: #147 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 807 boysNDMinnesota: #209 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,426 boysMNIllinois: #120 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 712 boysILWisconsin: #188 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,061 boysWIMichigan: #130 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 855 boysMINew York: #68 for boys · 457 births · 1 in 393 boysNYMassachusetts: #67 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 499 boysMARhode Island: #40 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 209 boysRIOregon: #140 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 732 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Albert, so not publishedNVWyoming: #149 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 702 boysWYSouth Dakota: #170 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,108 boysSDIowa: #185 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,513 boysIAIndiana: #131 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 847 boysINOhio: #118 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 734 boysOHPennsylvania: #63 for boys · 333 births · 1 in 355 boysPANew Jersey: #54 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 320 boysNJConnecticut: #70 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 466 boysCTCalifornia: #88 for boys · 441 births · 1 in 429 boysCAUtah: #134 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 608 boysUTColorado: #92 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 400 boysCONebraska: #154 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,010 boysNEMissouri: #143 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 835 boysMOKentucky: #103 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 575 boysKYWest Virginia: #105 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 570 boysWVVirginia: #114 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 577 boysVAMaryland: #85 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 432 boysMDDelaware: #58 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 290 boysDEArizona: #44 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 195 boysAZNew Mexico: #34 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 151 boysNMKansas: #129 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 723 boysKSArkansas: #90 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 399 boysARTennessee: #104 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 512 boysTNNorth Carolina: #101 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 480 boysNCSouth Carolina: #97 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 418 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #85 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 436 boysDCOklahoma: #135 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 692 boysOKLouisiana: #79 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 306 boysLAMississippi: #50 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 213 boysMSAlabama: #84 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 382 boysALGeorgia: #94 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 409 boysGAHawaii: #70 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 267 boysHITexas: #75 for boys · 375 births · 1 in 319 boysTXFlorida: #107 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 500 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#34 · 1 in 151
  2. Rhode Island#40 · 1 in 209
  3. Arizona#44 · 1 in 195
  4. New Hampshire#49 · 1 in 267
  5. Mississippi#50 · 1 in 213

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#34881 in 151
Rhode Island#40431 in 209
Arizona#44871 in 195
New Hampshire#49231 in 267
Mississippi#501271 in 213
New Jersey#541971 in 320
Delaware#58181 in 290
Pennsylvania#633331 in 355
Massachusetts#671151 in 499
New York#684571 in 393
Connecticut#70571 in 466
Hawaii#70281 in 267
Texas#753751 in 319
Louisiana#791351 in 306
Alabama#84981 in 382
Vermont#8491 in 436
District of Columbia#85341 in 436
Maryland#85761 in 432
Maine#87211 in 520
California#884411 in 429
Arkansas#90491 in 399
Colorado#92551 in 400
Georgia#941171 in 409
South Carolina#97681 in 418
Alaska#9981 in 390
North Carolina#1011101 in 480
Kentucky#103601 in 575
Tennessee#104771 in 512
West Virginia#105331 in 570
Florida#1071101 in 500
Virginia#114751 in 577
Ohio#1181521 in 734
Illinois#1201601 in 712
Montana#127121 in 641
Kansas#129311 in 723
Michigan#1301091 in 855
Indiana#131641 in 847
Utah#134201 in 608
Oklahoma#135341 in 692
Oregon#140241 in 732
Missouri#143581 in 835
North Dakota#14791 in 807
Wyoming#14951 in 702
Washington#152331 in 933
Nebraska#154161 in 1,010
South Dakota#17071 in 1,108
Iowa#185201 in 1,513
Wisconsin#188231 in 2,061
Minnesota#209171 in 2,426
Idaho———
Nevada———

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 1961

girls
#2,957
18 births · 1 in 112,139 girls
boys
#97
4,324 births · 1 in 491 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #2,957Albert18

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #97Albert4,324
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 112,139 of them was named Albert, which outranked 60.7% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Albert
  1. #2,839Wynette19
  2. #2,839Yvonna19
  3. #2,839Zona19
  4. #2,957Albert18
  5. #2,957Alayne18
  6. #2,957Alfreida18
  7. #2,957Aliza18
  8. #3,060Adelia17
  9. #3,060Adrianna17
  10. #3,060Anabel17

Tied with 102 names at #2,957; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 491 of them was named Albert, which outranked 97.9% of the 4,657 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. #94Harold4,448
  2. #95Ralph4,443
  3. #96Allen4,391
  4. #97Albert4,324
  5. #98Vincent4,317
  6. #99Victor4,301
  7. #100Troy4,259
Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →