Meaning not yet researched.
Albert: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 461 in 2025. Its best rank was #14 in 1910.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #14 in 1910; #614 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Albert in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#614 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1910, at #14.
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Albert: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 461 boys in 2025. Peak: #14 in 1910 · most boys in one year: 10,158 (1921).
In 2025, 461 US boys were named Albert, making it the 614th most common boys’ name of the year, down 7 places from #607 in 2024. That is 8 fewer than the 469 boys named Albert in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #14, reached in 1910. The most boys given the name in a single year was 10,158, in 1921. For comparison, it was #441 in 2015 and #56 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Albert in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 1,493 babies with the name. In all, 494,420 US babies have been given the name, 0.5% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 94,971 babies named Albert.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 5,568 US boys were named Albert; the busiest of those years was 2017, with 718. In 2025 that was about 1 in 3,705 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Albert ranked highest in Connecticut in 2025, at #361 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Abel (66,198 babies since 1880), Alberto (63,259 babies since 1880), Bert (34,242 babies since 1880) and Adalberto (4,633 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Albertus, Alberth and Adalbert are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Al and Bert.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish and Swedish. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Albertus (421), Alberth (112), Adalbert (94).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0).
Albert is listed as a nickname for Adelbert, Elbert.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 24 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 8 | #361 | #450 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | #378 | #282 |
| New Jersey | 20 | #396 | #367 |
| New York | 41 | #419 | #292 |
| Louisiana | 11 | #426 | #535 |
| Nebraska | 5 | #433 | — |
| Washington | 16 | #447 | #569 |
| California | 69 | #462 | #269 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | #491 | #445 |
| Virginia | 15 | #497 | #540 |
| Minnesota | 10 | #513 | #385 |
| Mississippi | 5 | #522 | #472 |
| Wisconsin | 9 | #523 | #766 |
| Florida | 30 | #569 | #438 |
| Tennessee | 12 | #593 | #828 |
| Oregon | 5 | #607 | #425 |
| Kentucky | 6 | #625 | — |
| Arizona | 9 | #674 | #436 |
| Ohio | 13 | #677 | #565 |
| North Carolina | 13 | #679 | #505 |
| Missouri | 7 | #710 | #522 |
| Texas | 37 | #730 | #472 |
| Michigan | 9 | #769 | #534 |
| Maryland | 5 | #813 | #494 |
| Indiana | 6 | #847 | #790 |
| Illinois | 8 | #939 | #436 |
| Georgia | 8 | #992 | #626 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 461 | #614 |
| 2024 | — | — | 469 | #607 |
| 2023 | — | — | 487 | #587 |
| 2022 | — | — | 456 | #613 |
| 2021 | — | — | 504 | #563 |
| 2020 | — | — | 547 | #523 |
| 2019 | — | — | 622 | #472 |
| 2018 | — | — | 660 | #453 |
| 2017 | — | — | 718 | #432 |
| 2016 | — | — | 644 | #476 |
| 2015 | — | — | 695 | #441 |
| 2014 | — | — | 697 | #434 |
| 2013 | — | — | 697 | #422 |
| 2012 | — | — | 725 | #402 |
| 2011 | — | — | 725 | #392 |
| 2010 | — | — | 699 | #403 |
| 2009 | — | — | 733 | #403 |
| 2008 | — | — | 824 | #374 |
| 2007 | — | — | 831 | #370 |
| 2006 | — | — | 860 | #354 |
| 2005 | — | — | 869 | #341 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,239 | 869 | #338 |
| 2003 | — | — | 953 | #314 |
| 2002 | — | — | 984 | #298 |
| 2001 | — | — | 1,094 | #280 |
| 2000 | — | — | 1,092 | #281 |
| 1999 | — | — | 1,118 | #269 |
| 1998 | — | — | 1,158 | #258 |
| 1997 | — | — | 1,177 | #249 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,596 | 1,300 | #231 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,095 | 1,332 | #224 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,603 | 1,385 | #209 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,620 | 1,433 | #209 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,079 | 1,506 | #205 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,198 | 1,697 | #190 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,265 | 1,826 | #167 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,965 | 1,763 | #170 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,676 | 1,795 | #155 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,284 | 1,768 | #158 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,541 | 1,749 | #154 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,681 | 1,799 | #152 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,907 | 1,885 | #141 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,888 | 1,822 | #150 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,528 | 2,023 | #140 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,331 | 1,942 | #145 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,327 | 1,957 | #142 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,845 | 1,860 | #145 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,080 | 1,803 | #146 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,236 | 1,950 | #137 |
| 1976 | 27 | #2,793 | 1,916 | #136 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,989 | 2,015 | #129 |
| 1974 | 23 | #3,009 | 2,014 | #130 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,343 | 2,288 | #112 |
| 1972 | 32 | #2,311 | 2,510 | #112 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,955 | 2,683 | #119 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,707 | 3,073 | #107 |
| 1969 | 24 | #2,705 | 2,934 | #108 |
| 1968 | 24 | #2,539 | 2,918 | #103 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,085 | 3,169 | #98 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,743 | 3,297 | #100 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,051 | 3,419 | #100 |
| 1964 | 22 | #2,676 | 3,761 | #100 |
| 1963 | 24 | #2,489 | 3,883 | #100 |
| 1962 | 24 | #2,465 | 4,072 | #101 |
| 1961 | 18 | #2,958 | 4,324 | #97 |
| 1960 | 25 | #2,371 | 4,602 | #93 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,339 | 4,605 | #92 |
| 1958 | 25 | #2,261 | 4,807 | #89 |
| 1957 | 19 | #2,653 | 5,049 | #84 |
| 1956 | 27 | #2,104 | 5,150 | #81 |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,978 | 5,179 | #76 |
| 1954 | 31 | #1,875 | 5,428 | #73 |
| 1953 | 24 | #2,123 | 5,439 | #69 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,861 | 5,660 | #66 |
| 1951 | 23 | #2,064 | 5,758 | #60 |
| 1950 | 23 | #2,002 | 5,754 | #56 |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,846 | 6,064 | #56 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,858 | 6,156 | #55 |
| 1947 | 21 | #2,146 | 6,462 | #55 |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,583 | 6,007 | #52 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,588 | 5,432 | #49 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,661 | 5,855 | #44 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,467 | 6,307 | #43 |
| 1942 | 32 | #1,438 | 6,496 | #40 |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,538 | 5,927 | #40 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,218 | 5,572 | #41 |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,327 | 5,477 | #41 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,475 | 5,796 | #37 |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,355 | 5,665 | #37 |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,230 | 5,759 | #34 |
| 1935 | 34 | #1,219 | 6,094 | #31 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,236 | 6,003 | #32 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,197 | 6,091 | #30 |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,116 | 6,863 | #26 |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,199 | 7,131 | #24 |
| 1930 | 60 | #941 | 7,950 | #24 |
| 1929 | 63 | #902 | 8,078 | #24 |
| 1928 | 64 | #924 | 8,812 | #23 |
| 1927 | 82 | #800 | 9,128 | #23 |
| 1926 | 48 | #1,080 | 9,146 | #21 |
| 1925 | 66 | #913 | 9,511 | #21 |
| 1924 | 48 | #1,123 | 9,880 | #21 |
| 1923 | 37 | #1,283 | 9,825 | #20 |
| 1922 | 53 | #1,030 | 9,896 | #20 |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,126 | 10,158 | #20 |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,376 | 9,997 | #19 |
| 1919 | 44 | #1,103 | 9,607 | #18 |
| 1918 | 43 | #1,127 | 9,935 | #19 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,126 | 9,157 | #18 |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,246 | 9,044 | #17 |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,190 | 8,825 | #17 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,147 | 6,942 | #15 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,176 | 5,449 | #16 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,478 | 4,587 | #17 |
| 1911 | 14 | #1,241 | 2,478 | #15 |
| 1910 | 13 | #1,268 | 2,183 | #14 |
| 1909 | 10 | #1,369 | 1,816 | #15 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,547 | 1,642 | #15 |
| 1907 | 9 | #1,384 | 1,636 | #15 |
| 1906 | 9 | #1,322 | 1,469 | #16 |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,300 | 1,532 | #15 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,884 | 1,453 | #16 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,594 | 1,337 | #16 |
| 1902 | 8 | #1,321 | 1,375 | #16 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,229 | 1,317 | #15 |
| 1900 | 12 | #1,106 | 1,741 | #16 |
| 1899 | 7 | #1,281 | 1,210 | #15 |
| 1898 | 9 | #1,172 | 1,417 | #16 |
| 1897 | 8 | #1,167 | 1,377 | #15 |
| 1896 | 10 | #1,048 | 1,434 | #15 |
| 1895 | 9 | #1,123 | 1,391 | #16 |
| 1894 | 12 | #906 | 1,447 | #16 |
| 1893 | 9 | #1,026 | 1,353 | #16 |
| 1892 | 13 | #830 | 1,500 | #16 |
| 1891 | 9 | #944 | 1,207 | #16 |
| 1890 | 11 | #827 | 1,417 | #16 |
| 1889 | — | — | 1,353 | #16 |
| 1888 | 14 | #690 | 1,569 | #16 |
| 1887 | 7 | #938 | 1,294 | #16 |
| 1886 | 6 | #994 | 1,488 | #16 |
| 1885 | 6 | #922 | 1,429 | #16 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,025 | 1,435 | #16 |
| 1883 | 11 | #582 | 1,496 | #16 |
| 1882 | 5 | #909 | 1,499 | #16 |
| 1881 | — | — | 1,319 | #16 |
| 1880 | — | — | 1,493 | #16 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).