Boys' name · peaked in 1883
Albert name popularity since 1925
332,275 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Albert. Half of them were born in 1949 or earlier, so the typical Albert is about 77 years old in 2026. Albert peaked in 1883 as the #16 name for boys, and it ranked #614 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 332,275
- Named Albert, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1883
- #16 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #614
- for boys in 2025 (461 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 1,823 girls · 330,452 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 2.41× its national share
Peak year is the year Albert made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Albert births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Albert peaked earlier, in 1883.
Decade by decade
Babies named Albert in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 323 | 44,675 | – |
| 1930s | 359 | 62,829 | #31 |
| 1940s | 283 | 60,278 | #49 |
| 1950s | 254 | 52,829 | #76 |
| 1960s | 207 | 36,379 | #100 |
| 1970s | 206 | 22,112 | #129 |
| 1980s | 131 | 18,503 | #152 |
| 1990s | 54 | 13,932 | #224 |
| 2000s | 6 | 9,109 | #341 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,882 | #441 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,924 | #614 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.9% of babies named Albert from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Albert is most popular
The index compares Albert's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Albert.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 2.41× | 2,844 |
| Hawaii | 2.12× | 2,207 |
| Mississippi | 1.88× | 7,581 |
| New Mexico | 1.82× | 3,340 |
| Louisiana | 1.71× | 10,183 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Albert's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Albert.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Albert (1883).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data