Boys' name · peaked in 1991
Alberto name popularity since 1925
61,696 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alberto (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Alberto is about 36 years old in 2026. Alberto peaked in 1991 as the #218 name for boys, and it ranked #819 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 61,696
- Named Alberto, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #819
- for boys in 2025 (301 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 413 girls · 61,283 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.64× its national share
Peak year is the year Alberto 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.
Alberto births per year, 1925–2025
1991 was the biggest year for Alberto both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1963 and 1968, Alberto became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 4,410 baby boys to 1 in 2,720.
- Steepest fall: Between 2005 and 2010, its share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 1,760 to 1 in 2,860.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alberto's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alberto.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alberto 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 | 25 | 772 | – |
| 1930s | 20 | 1,267 | #501 |
| 1940s | 15 | 1,642 | #462 |
| 1950s | 37 | 3,350 | #392 |
| 1960s | 24 | 5,492 | #328 |
| 1970s | 92 | 7,216 | #270 |
| 1980s | 86 | 10,085 | #225 |
| 1990s | 99 | 13,067 | #229 |
| 2000s | 15 | 10,863 | #290 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,407 | #549 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,122 | #819 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.3% of babies named Alberto from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Alberto is most popular
The index compares Alberto'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 Alberto.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.64× | 16,779 |
| California | 3.09× | 19,219 |
| Arizona | 2.92× | 2,225 |
| New Mexico | 2.46× | 799 |
| Nevada | 1.70× | 357 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alberto's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alberto.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alberto (1991).
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