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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1910 · 832 births
- Debut · girls
- 76 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 70,365since 1880
Alberta over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Alberta has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #9,457 | 10 | — | |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | — | |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | — | |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | — | |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | — | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | — | |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | — | |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | — | |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | — | |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | — | |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,513 | 16 | — | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | — | |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | — | |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 | — | |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,363 | 19 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,492 | 31 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,797 | 43 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,768 | 43 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,869 | 41 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,550 | 48 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,737 | 42 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,714 | 41 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,931 | 35 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,332 | 45 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #2,300 | 44 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #1,784 | 63 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #1,657 | 66 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,629 | 68 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,531 | 77 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,790 | 62 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,692 | 67 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,712 | 64 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,422 | 81 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,832 | 55 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,263 | 88 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,365 | 78 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,226 | 89 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,038 | 112 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,030 | 113 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,036 | 118 | — | |
| 1970 | #920 | 140 | — | |
| 1969 | #819 | 157 | — | |
| 1968 | #735 | 180 | — | |
| 1967 | #690 | 199 | — | |
| 1966 | #713 | 189 | — | |
| 1965 | #660 | 222 | — | |
| 1964 | #674 | 229 | — | |
| 1963 | #621 | 265 | — | |
| 1962 | #590 | 283 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #558 | 317 | — | |
| 1960 | #500 | 374 | — | |
| 1959 | #508 | 369 | — | |
| 1958 | #517 | 350 | — | |
| 1957 | #453 | 435 | — | |
| 1956 | #435 | 445 | — | |
| 1955 | #401 | 475 | — | |
| 1954 | #382 | 508 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #361 | 551 | — | |
| 1952 | #356 | 537 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #317 | 621 | — | |
| 1950 | #315 | 606 | — | |
| 1949 | #295 | 688 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #285 | 719 | — | |
| 1947 | #278 | 772 | — | |
| 1946 | #247 | 810 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #243 | 762 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #227 | 827 | — | |
| 1943 | #211 | 957 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #207 | 987 | — | |
| 1941 | #206 | 864 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #195 | 927 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #191 | 926 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #193 | 960 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #190 | 998 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #180 | 1,031 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #177 | 1,052 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #167 | 1,122 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #158 | 1,156 | #1,905 | 14 |
| 1932 | #154 | 1,285 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #146 | 1,354 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #146 | 1,464 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #143 | 1,569 | #2,002 | 15 |
| 1928 | #151 | 1,555 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #142 | 1,707 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #143 | 1,701 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #140 | 1,843 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #145 | 1,817 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #135 | 1,921 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #136 | 1,852 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #133 | 1,929 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #128 | 1,967 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #120 | 2,017 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #122 | 1,988 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #122 | 1,818 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #123 | 1,765 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #120 | 1,675 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #119 | 1,350 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #108 | 1,196 | — | |
| 1912 | #106 | 1,133 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #114 | 801 | — | |
| 1910 | #104 | 832 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #105 | 738 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | #112 | 641 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #107 | 627 | — | |
| 1906 | #115 | 548 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #110 | 577 | — | |
| 1904 | #113 | 517 | — | |
| 1903 | #118 | 483 | — | |
| 1902 | #134 | 417 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #131 | 386 | — | |
| 1900 | #119 | 541 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #152 | 304 | — | |
| 1898 | #166 | 302 | — | |
| 1897 | #156 | 294 | — | |
| 1896 | #170 | 258 | — | |
| 1895 | #172 | 242 | — | |
| 1894 | #176 | 227 | — | |
| 1893 | #194 | 179 | — | |
| 1892 | #185 | 189 | — | |
| 1891 | #183 | 167 | — | |
| 1890 | #182 | 165 | — | |
| 1889 | #203 | 130 | — | |
| 1888 | #184 | 147 | — | |
| 1887 | #184 | 116 | — | |
| 1886 | #198 | 98 | — | |
| 1885 | #191 | 97 | — | |
| 1884 | #175 | 102 | — | |
| 1883 | #204 | 72 | — | |
| 1882 | #169 | 90 | — | |
| 1881 | #190 | 64 | — | |
| 1880 | #171 | 76 | — | |
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 1951
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Hawaii#132 · 1 in 475
- Mississippi#176 · 1 in 817
- Alabama#186 · 1 in 988
- Kentucky#195 · 1 in 1,357
- District of Columbia#233 · 1 in 1,587
Best ever in a state: #39 in Florida, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #132 | 11 | 1 in 475 |
| Mississippi | #176 | 35 | 1 in 817 |
| Alabama | #186 | 37 | 1 in 988 |
| Kentucky | #195 | 25 | 1 in 1,357 |
| District of Columbia | #233 | 8 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Nebraska | #234 | 7 | 1 in 2,040 |
| South Carolina | #235 | 20 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Arkansas | #238 | 14 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Georgia | #246 | 25 | 1 in 1,717 |
| New Mexico | #246 | 7 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Colorado | #254 | 9 | 1 in 1,733 |
| Florida | #258 | 18 | 1 in 1,714 |
| Pennsylvania | #262 | 41 | 1 in 2,646 |
| Virginia | #263 | 19 | 1 in 1,973 |
| New Jersey | #270 | 16 | 1 in 2,897 |
| Connecticut | #279 | 6 | 1 in 3,071 |
| Arizona | #286 | 6 | 1 in 1,630 |
| North Carolina | #303 | 20 | 1 in 2,527 |
| West Virginia | #307 | 8 | 1 in 2,866 |
| Tennessee | #309 | 13 | 1 in 2,917 |
| Louisiana | #310 | 17 | 1 in 2,084 |
| Oregon | #312 | 6 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Maryland | #314 | 8 | 1 in 3,088 |
| Missouri | #314 | 13 | 1 in 3,165 |
| Ohio | #318 | 26 | 1 in 3,513 |
| Indiana | #331 | 12 | 1 in 3,778 |
| Massachusetts | #335 | 8 | 1 in 5,794 |
| Kansas | #336 | 6 | 1 in 3,255 |
| Iowa | #351 | 7 | 1 in 4,206 |
| Illinois | #352 | 23 | 1 in 3,995 |
| Texas | #373 | 36 | 1 in 2,832 |
| New York | #380 | 38 | 1 in 3,940 |
| Michigan | #404 | 16 | 1 in 4,905 |
| Minnesota | #406 | 6 | 1 in 5,949 |
| California | #487 | 21 | 1 in 5,758 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 992 | #169 (1882) | #187 |
| 1890s | 2,327 | #152 (1899) | #174 |
| 1900s | 5,475 | #105 (1909) | #116 |
| 1910s | 14,575 | #104 (1910) | #116 |
| 1920s | 17,861 | #128 (1920) | #140 |
| 1930s | 11,348 | #146 (1930) | #170 |
| 1940s | 8,313 | #195 (1940) | #239 |
| 1950s | 4,897 | #315 (1950) | #405 |
| 1960s | 2,415 | #500 (1960) | #656 |
| 1970s | 938 | #920 (1970) | #1,284 |
| 1980s | 568 | #1,531 (1982) | #2,036 |
| 1990s | 338 | #2,550 (1991) | #3,710 |
| 2000s | 166 | #4,527 (2000) | #7,954 |
| 2010s | 95 | #7,513 (2010) | #10,855 |
| 2020s | 57 | #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 1951
girls
#317
621 births · 1 in 2,900 girls
Top girls' names in 1951
More about 1951
girls
1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 2,900 of them was named Alberta, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Alberta
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.