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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedMEVermont: #93 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 396 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #110 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 491 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedWAIdaho: #161 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 676 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #277 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,716 girlsMNIllinois: #159 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 989 girlsILWisconsin: #246 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsWIMichigan: #180 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsMINew York: #210 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,655 girlsNYMassachusetts: #191 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 866 girlsSDIowa: #151 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 904 girlsIAIndiana: #152 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 975 girlsINOhio: #158 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsOHPennsylvania: #129 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 749 girlsPANew Jersey: #119 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 622 girlsNJConnecticut: #154 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsCTCalifornia: #177 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 925 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedUTColorado: #167 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 790 girlsCONebraska: #124 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 569 girlsNEMissouri: #118 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 530 girlsMOKentucky: #139 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 635 girlsKYWest Virginia: #164 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 832 girlsWVVirginia: #164 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 792 girlsVAMaryland: #145 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 821 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNMKansas: #110 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 507 girlsKSArkansas: #182 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 816 girlsARTennessee: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #163 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 810 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #100 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 424 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #160 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 728 girlsOKLouisiana: #149 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 610 girlsLAMississippi: #79 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 297 girlsMSAlabama: #135 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 575 girlsALGeorgia: #170 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 777 girlsGAHawaii: #121 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 427 girlsHITexas: #313 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsTXFlorida: #125 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 467 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#79 · 1 in 297
  2. Vermont#93 · 1 in 396
  3. South Carolina#100 · 1 in 424
  4. New Hampshire#110 · 1 in 491
  5. Kansas#110 · 1 in 507

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#79721 in 297
Vermont#9361 in 396
South Carolina#100491 in 424
Kansas#110261 in 507
New Hampshire#11061 in 491
Missouri#118511 in 530
New Jersey#119381 in 622
Hawaii#12171 in 427
Nebraska#124181 in 569
Florida#125251 in 467
Pennsylvania#129951 in 749
Alabama#135511 in 575
Kentucky#139431 in 635
Maryland#145141 in 821
Louisiana#149341 in 610
Iowa#151201 in 904
Indiana#152231 in 975
Connecticut#15491 in 1,025
Ohio#158431 in 1,046
Illinois#159501 in 989
Oklahoma#160311 in 728
Idaho#16151 in 676
North Carolina#163451 in 810
Virginia#164291 in 792
West Virginia#164221 in 832
South Dakota#16661 in 866
Colorado#167101 in 790
Georgia#170391 in 777
California#177371 in 925
Michigan#180271 in 1,356
Arkansas#182231 in 816
Massachusetts#191141 in 1,991
Tennessee#206231 in 1,164
New York#210501 in 1,655
Wisconsin#24691 in 2,462
Minnesota#27771 in 2,716
Texas#313321 in 1,787
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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 1934

girls
#167
1,122 births · 1 in 931 girls
boys
#3,679
5 births · 1 in 206,519 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #167Alberta1,122

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #3,679Alberta5
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 931 of them was named Alberta, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,973 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. #164Gail1,176
  2. #165Rebecca1,161
  3. #166Lula1,124
  4. #167Alberta1,122
  5. #168Cora1,112
  6. #169Stella1,095
  7. #170Lola1,091
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 206,519 of them was named Alberta, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alberta
  1. #3,277Zachariah6
  2. #3,277Zander6
  3. #3,277Zeno6
  4. #3,679Alberta5
  5. #3,679Abb5
  6. #3,679Acencion5
  7. #3,679Achille5

Tied with 526 names at #3,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →