Albertha
Last seen for girls in 1987 at #9,825
- Peak · girls
- 1904 · 48 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,145since 1882
Albertha over time
Rank among girls' names. Albertha has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1988 | — | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 |
| 1986 | — | |
| 1985 | — | |
| 1984 | — | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 |
| 1979 | — | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 |
| 1964 | #2,530 | 24 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 |
| 1962 | #2,668 | 21 |
| 1961 | #2,299 | 27 |
| 1960 | #2,061 | 31 |
| 1959 | #1,918 | 34 |
| 1958 | #1,820 | 36 |
| 1957 | #1,570 | 47 |
| 1956 | #1,548 | 47 |
| 1955 | #1,537 | 44 |
| 1954 | #1,344 | 55 |
| 1953 | #1,410 | 48 |
| 1952 | #1,256 | 57 |
| 1951 | #1,090 | 73 |
| 1950 | #971 | 87 |
| 1949 | #1,121 | 65 |
| 1948 | #1,124 | 63 |
| 1947 | #1,038 | 73 |
| 1946 | #1,087 | 61 |
| 1945 | #979 | 62 |
| 1944 | #841 | 82 |
| 1943 | #816 | 90 |
| 1942 | #902 | 75 |
| 1941 | #865 | 71 |
| 1940 | #795 | 79 |
| 1939 | #878 | 64 |
| 1938 | #851 | 69 |
| 1937 | #723 | 87 |
| 1936 | #657 | 101 |
| 1935 | #715 | 88 |
| 1934 | #710 | 87 |
| 1933 | #736 | 80 |
| 1932 | #678 | 99 |
| 1931 | #708 | 89 |
| 1930 | #650 | 113 |
| 1929 | #654 | 113 |
| 1928 | #650 | 116 |
| 1927 | #670 | 116 |
| 1926 | #639 | 126 |
| 1925 | #627 | 136 |
| 1924 | #653 | 131 |
| 1923 | #623 | 140 |
| 1922 | #593 | 147 |
| 1921 | #690 | 115 |
| 1920 | #646 | 124 |
| 1919 | #619 | 128 |
| 1918 | #622 | 129 |
| 1917 | #690 | 99 |
| 1916 | #631 | 115 |
| 1915 | #682 | 94 |
| 1914 | #635 | 83 |
| 1913 | #561 | 83 |
| 1912 | #603 | 66 |
| 1911 | #548 | 59 |
| 1910 | #576 | 51 |
| 1909 | #500 | 56 |
| 1908 | #546 | 46 |
| 1907 | #545 | 44 |
| 1906 | #509 | 46 |
| 1905 | #510 | 44 |
| 1904 | #474 | 48 |
| 1903 | #549 | 35 |
| 1902 | #591 | 31 |
| 1901 | #645 | 24 |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 |
| 1898 | #619 | 27 |
| 1897 | #567 | 28 |
| 1896 | #813 | 16 |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 |
| 1894 | #744 | 16 |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
The first year at least five girls were named Albertha! It came in at #908, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Albertha is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#177 · 1 in 837
- Louisiana#349 · 1 in 2,615
- Florida#365 · 1 in 3,143
- Georgia#376 · 1 in 3,805
- Mississippi#490 · 1 in 5,667
Best ever in a state: #105 in South Carolina, 1930.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| South Carolina | #177 | 33 | 1 in 837 |
| Louisiana | #349 | 13 | 1 in 2,615 |
| Florida | #365 | 9 | 1 in 3,143 |
| Georgia | #376 | 11 | 1 in 3,805 |
| Mississippi | #490 | 5 | 1 in 5,667 |
| Texas | #1,059 | 5 | 1 in 19,140 |
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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 Albertha
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1987
- Biggest jump: 413 spots in 1893 (#1,278 → #865)
- Biggest drop: 273 spots in 1891 (#940 → #1,213)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1904 at #474 (48 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 58 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1893–1945
- Highest: 1 in 5,737 girls born in 1904 were named Albertha (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 289,772 girls born in 1987 (0.00%)
- 24.6% of all girls named Albertha (1,264) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | #686 (1884) | #903 |
| 1890s | 147 | #567 (1897) | #881 |
| 1900s | 403 | #474 (1904) | #553 |
| 1910s | 907 | #548 (1911) | #617 |
| 1920s | 1,264 | #593 (1922) | #645 |
| 1930s | 877 | #650 (1930) | #731 |
| 1940s | 721 | #795 (1940) | #957 |
| 1950s | 528 | #971 (1950) | #1,446 |
| 1960s | 192 | #2,061 (1960) | #3,076 |
| 1970s | 42 | #5,413 (1970) | #7,986 |
| 1980s | 19 | #7,418 (1980) | #9,173 |
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.
Albertha in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
More about 1950
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1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 19,690 of them was named Albertha, which outranked 84.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #959Norine88
- #959Rachael88
- #959Sandi88
- #971Albertha87
- #971Amber87
- #971Elinor87
- #971Flossie87
- #978Carmelita86
- #978Cheryll86
- #978Cordelia86
Tied with 6 names at #971; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.