Albert
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning noble and bright.
Babies a year
884
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#614
down from #606
UK popularity
#57
884 babies · unchanged
How Albert has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #440 |
| 2016 | #476 |
| 2017 | #432 |
| 2018 | #453 |
| 2019 | #472 |
| 2020 | #523 |
| 2021 | #564 |
| 2022 | #614 |
| 2023 | #590 |
| 2024 | #606 |
| 2025 | #614 |
In 2025, 884 babies in England and Wales were named Albert. In the US, 714 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 10,157 in 1921.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Albert was most common in 1880, when it went to 1.26% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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