Albany

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning whiteness or brightness in Scottish place name.

Babies a year
25
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Albany by the numbers

Albany was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 30 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Albany. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Alany43 in the US (2017)
  • Aliany17 in the US (2017)
  • Alanafair, bright; feminine form of Alan1,432 in the US (2017)
  • Alyanaexalted; a modern spelling of Aliyah83 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Allanafair, beautiful; a form of Alana65 in the US (2017)
  • Ailanychieftess; a recent coinage52 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Albany, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Albany

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