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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedMNIllinois: #595 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,687 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedWIMichigan: #490 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,887 girlsMINew York: #655 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 9,317 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedIAIndiana: #485 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,597 girlsINOhio: #478 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,844 girlsOHPennsylvania: #425 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,467 girlsPANew Jersey: #632 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,634 girlsNJConnecticut: #295 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsCTCalifornia: #713 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 8,632 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedUTColorado: #463 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,908 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedNEMissouri: #520 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,394 girlsMOKentucky: #309 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsKYWest Virginia: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,485 girlsWVVirginia: #397 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,618 girlsVAMaryland: #342 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,015 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedDEArizona: #344 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,891 girlsAZNew Mexico: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedKSArkansas: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,977 girlsARTennessee: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,281 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #379 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,237 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #267 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #255 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,467 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alberta, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #354 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsLAMississippi: #281 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,584 girlsMSAlabama: #483 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,338 girlsALGeorgia: #407 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,426 girlsGAHawaii: #278 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsHITexas: #716 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,560 girlsTXFlorida: #518 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,026 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#255 · 1 in 1,467
  2. South Carolina#267 · 1 in 1,629
  3. Hawaii#278 · 1 in 1,201
  4. New Mexico#278 · 1 in 1,373
  5. Mississippi#281 · 1 in 1,584

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#25591 in 1,467
South Carolina#267161 in 1,629
Hawaii#27851 in 1,201
New Mexico#27891 in 1,373
Mississippi#281161 in 1,584
Connecticut#295101 in 2,462
Arkansas#30591 in 1,977
West Virginia#30871 in 2,485
Kentucky#309141 in 2,286
Maryland#342101 in 3,015
Arizona#34481 in 1,891
Louisiana#354181 in 2,157
North Carolina#379151 in 3,237
Virginia#397111 in 3,618
Georgia#407131 in 3,426
Pennsylvania#425251 in 4,467
Colorado#46351 in 3,908
Ohio#478181 in 5,844
Alabama#48381 in 4,338
Indiana#48591 in 5,597
Michigan#490151 in 5,887
Florida#518101 in 5,026
Missouri#52071 in 6,394
Tennessee#59451 in 7,281
Illinois#595141 in 7,687
New Jersey#63261 in 9,634
New York#655181 in 9,317
California#713201 in 8,632
Texas#716151 in 7,560
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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 1960

girls
#500
374 births · 1 in 5,406 girls

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. #500Alberta374
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 5,406 of them was named Alberta, which outranked 93.2% 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 Alberta
  1. #497Maryanne379
  2. #498Elisabeth378
  3. #499Denice375
  4. #500Alberta374
  5. #500Bridgette374
  6. #500Elise374
  7. #503Lea373
  8. #503Myrna373
  9. #505Pearl372

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.

See the top 100 for 1960 →