Albert
Germanic in origin, joining adal, noble, with beraht, bright. Norman settlers brought it to England, where it displaced the older Old English form Aethelberht.
Albert in 2025
Albert was given to 461 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,246th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 7,192 babies born.
The history of Albert
Albert reached its highest point in 1921, when 10,204 babies were given the name, ranking 39th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 22nd, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 494,420 babies have been named Albert. Half of them were born before 1935, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Albert by decade
| Decade | Babies named Albert | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14,429 | 22 |
| 1890s | 13,850 | 49 |
| 1900s | 15,402 | 63 |
| 1910s | 68,491 | 32 |
| 1920s | 94,971 | 38 |
| 1930s | 63,188 | 51 |
| 1940s | 60,561 | 81 |
| 1950s | 53,083 | 119 |
| 1960s | 36,586 | 198 |
| 1970s | 22,318 | 235 |
| 1980s | 18,634 | 285 |
| 1990s | 13,986 | 329 |
| 2000s | 9,115 | 561 |
| 2010s | 6,882 | 829 |
| 2020s | 2,924 | 1,069 |
Where Albert is heading
Albert has fallen 34% over the past decade, from 695 babies in 2015 to 461 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1921 peak — Albert is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Albert
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Albert.