Alberta

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,089
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1910 · 832 births
Debut · girls
76 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
70,365
since 1880

Alberta over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alberta has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #104, 1910girls
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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#9,45710—
2024#10,2719—
2023#13,4626—
2022#9,68010—
2021#8,46412—
2020#9,54610—
2019#10,4739—
2018#12,4647—
2017#12,7137—
2016#12,8767—
2015#10,8669—
2014#11,9318—
2013#10,23510—
2012#9,10912—
2011#10,37410—
2010#7,51316—
2009#15,2426—
2008#10,80710—
2007#8,09815—
2006#7,86815—
2005#7,50015—
2004#9,89210—
2003#6,29918—
2002#4,62126—
2001#4,68825—
2000#4,52726—
1999#6,83614—
1998#5,36319—
1997#3,62631—
1996#4,05926—
1995#3,49231—
1994#2,79743—
1993#2,76843—
1992#2,86941—
1991#2,55048—
1990#2,73742—
1989#2,71441—
1988#2,93135—
1987#2,33245#6,0896
1986#2,30044#4,4579
1985#1,78463#6,5235
1984#1,65766—
1983#1,62968—
1982#1,53177—
1981#1,79062—
1980#1,69267—
1979#1,71264—
1978#1,42281—
1977#1,83255—
1976#1,26388—
1975#1,36578—
1974#1,22689—
1973#1,038112—
1972#1,030113—
1971#1,036118—
1970#920140—
1969#819157—
1968#735180—
1967#690199—
1966#713189—
1965#660222—
1964#674229—
1963#621265—
1962#590283#4,0335
1961#558317—
1960#500374—
1959#508369—
1958#517350—
1957#453435—
1956#435445—
1955#401475—
1954#382508#3,4526
1953#361551—
1952#356537#3,7345
1951#317621—
1950#315606—
1949#295688#3,6905
1948#285719—
1947#278772—
1946#247810#2,9197
1945#243762#2,7437
1944#227827—
1943#211957#2,40510
1942#207987—
1941#206864#3,5055
1940#195927#2,32210
1939#191926#2,6098
1938#193960#2,4799
1937#190998#3,5185
1936#1801,031#2,6298
1935#1771,052#2,5299
1934#1671,122#3,6795
1933#1581,156#1,90514
1932#1541,285#1,84816
1931#1461,354#2,8648
1930#1461,464#1,96415
1929#1431,569#2,00215
1928#1511,555#2,27013
1927#1421,707#2,19314
1926#1431,701#2,07415
1925#1401,843#3,4087
1924#1451,817#2,34713
1923#1351,921#2,61411
1922#1361,852#2,63011
1921#1331,929#3,5177
1920#1281,967#3,2088
1919#1202,017#2,8779
1918#1221,988#1,99816
1917#1221,818#3,2177
1916#1231,765#2,9268
1915#1201,675#3,0827
1914#1191,350#1,86812
1913#1081,196—
1912#1061,133#1,8858
1911#114801—
1910#104832#1,1938
1909#105738#1,0209
1908#112641#1,2176
1907#107627—
1906#115548#1,0047
1905#110577—
1904#113517—
1903#118483—
1902#134417#1,1375
1901#131386—
1900#119541#1,1626
1899#152304—
1898#166302—
1897#156294—
1896#170258—
1895#172242—
1894#176227—
1893#194179—
1892#185189—
1891#183167—
1890#182165—
1889#203130—
1888#184147—
1887#184116—
1886#19898—
1885#19197—
1884#175102—
1883#20472—
1882#16990—
1881#19064—
1880#17176—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Alberta was already there! It came in at #171, and was given to 76 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2009, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Alberta is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 834 girlsMEVermont: #87 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 285 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 567 girlsNHWashington: #166 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 992 girlsWAIdaho: #152 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 639 girlsIDMontana: #115 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 465 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #256 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsMNIllinois: #120 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 565 girlsILWisconsin: #184 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsWIMichigan: #129 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 698 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsNYMassachusetts: #200 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,919 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedRIOregon: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #173 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 910 girlsSDIowa: #97 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 403 girlsIAIndiana: #87 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 369 girlsINOhio: #101 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 475 girlsOHPennsylvania: #93 for girls · 220 births · 1 in 437 girlsPANew Jersey: #134 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 753 girlsNJConnecticut: #206 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,813 girlsCTCalifornia: #124 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 533 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedUTColorado: #103 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 409 girlsCONebraska: #120 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 534 girlsNEMissouri: #111 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 464 girlsMOKentucky: #93 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 372 girlsKYWest Virginia: #106 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 450 girlsWVVirginia: #141 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 707 girlsVAMaryland: #156 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 966 girlsMDDelaware: #79 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 293 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNMKansas: #101 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 405 girlsKSArkansas: #132 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 538 girlsARTennessee: #132 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 593 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #122 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 553 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #81 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 316 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #110 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 495 girlsDCOklahoma: #213 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsOKLouisiana: #133 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 561 girlsLAMississippi: #61 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 222 girlsMSAlabama: #106 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 405 girlsALGeorgia: #110 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 478 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedHITexas: #252 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsTXFlorida: #108 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 408 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#61 · 1 in 222
  2. Delaware#79 · 1 in 293
  3. South Carolina#81 · 1 in 316
  4. Vermont#87 · 1 in 285
  5. Indiana#87 · 1 in 369

Best ever in a state: #39 in Florida, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#611011 in 222
Delaware#7961 in 293
South Carolina#81751 in 316
Indiana#87731 in 369
Vermont#8791 in 285
Kentucky#93811 in 372
Pennsylvania#932201 in 437
Iowa#97531 in 403
Kansas#101411 in 405
Ohio#1011181 in 475
Colorado#103221 in 409
Alabama#106771 in 405
West Virginia#106461 in 450
Florida#108291 in 408
District of Columbia#11071 in 495
Georgia#110721 in 478
Missouri#111671 in 464
Montana#11591 in 465
Illinois#1201051 in 565
Nebraska#120231 in 534
North Carolina#122711 in 553
California#124641 in 533
Michigan#129551 in 698
New Hampshire#12961 in 567
Arkansas#132381 in 538
Tennessee#132481 in 593
Louisiana#133411 in 561
New Jersey#134421 in 753
Virginia#141401 in 707
Idaho#15261 in 639
Maryland#156151 in 966
Maine#16681 in 834
Washington#166101 in 992
South Dakota#17371 in 910
New York#180841 in 1,186
Wisconsin#184191 in 1,309
Oregon#19451 in 1,204
Massachusetts#200191 in 1,919
Connecticut#20671 in 1,813
Oklahoma#213231 in 1,102
Texas#252491 in 1,188
Minnesota#256111 in 2,082
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Alberta
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 814 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #9,457)
  • 89 spots since 2020 (#9,546 → #9,457)
  • 1,409 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #9,457)
  • Biggest jump: 33 spots in 1900 (#152 → #119)
  • Biggest drop: 116 spots in 1971 (#920 → #1,036)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #104 (832 births)
  • Births halved by 1958, 48 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 91 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 470
  • Highest: 1 in 470 girls born in 1909 were named Alberta (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 160,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #104 in 1910, was only 1 in 477 (0.21%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 25.4% of all girls named Alberta (17,861) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s992#169 (1882)#187
1890s2,327#152 (1899)#174
1900s5,475#105 (1909)#116
1910s14,575#104 (1910)#116
1920s17,861#128 (1920)#140
1930s11,348#146 (1930)#170
1940s8,313#195 (1940)#239
1950s4,897#315 (1950)#405
1960s2,415#500 (1960)#656
1970s938#920 (1970)#1,284
1980s568#1,531 (1982)#2,036
1990s338#2,550 (1991)#3,710
2000s166#4,527 (2000)#7,954
2010s95#7,513 (2010)#10,855
2020s57#8,464 (2021)#10,147

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alberta in 1923

girls
#135
1,921 births · 1 in 628 girls
boys
#2,614
11 births · 1 in 99,646 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #135Alberta1,921

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #2,614Alberta11
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 628 of them was named Alberta, which outranked 97.6% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alberta
  1. #132Carolyn2,010
  2. #133Maria2,000
  3. #134Carrie1,930
  4. #135Alberta1,921
  5. #136Dora1,904
  6. #137Naomi1,902
  7. #138Anita1,868
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

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

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 99,646 of them was named Alberta, which outranked 46.7% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alberta
  1. #2,446Winferd12
  2. #2,446Worthy12
  3. #2,446Zigmond12
  4. #2,614Alberta11
  5. #2,614Abbie11
  6. #2,614Agnes11
  7. #2,614Agostino11
  8. #2,772Abelino10
  9. #2,772Adalbert10
  10. #2,772Aden10

Tied with 157 names at #2,614; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

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

See the top 100 for 1923 →