Albert
Albert is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic Adalbert and Adelbert, containing the words adal ("noble") and beraht ("bright"). It is also less commonly used as a surname. Feminine forms of the name, such as "Alberta" are relatively uncommon and are declining in use.
Meaning & Origin of Albert
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Albert is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic Adalbert and Adelbert, containing the words adal ("noble") and beraht ("bright"). It is also less commonly used as a surname. Feminine forms of the name, such as "Alberta" are relatively uncommon and are declining in use.
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The Story of Albert
Albert first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 1,493 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 10,158 Alberts were born — ranking #20 that year. As of 2026, Albert ranks #637 for baby boys with 445 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 492K Alberts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Notable people named Albert
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- Albert of Austria (disambiguation)
- St. Albert (disambiguation)
- Prince Albert (disambiguation)
- King Albert (disambiguation)
- Albert of Aix (c. 1100), historian of the first crusade
- Albert I of Brandenburg (c. 1100–1170) Margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to 1170 and duke of Saxony from 1138 to 1142
- Albert of Riga (c. 1165–1229), third Bishop of Riga in Livonia , founder of the city of Riga , one of the principal commanders of Livonian Crusade
- Albert III, Count of Habsburg
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Names that sound like Albert
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About the name Albert
Albert is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 492K births in the dataset. Albert's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #14. Use the chart and map above to compare Albert's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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