Alberta
Alberta is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic words adal "noble" and beraht "right". Alberta may refer to:
- English
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Alberta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alberta is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic words adal "noble" and beraht "right". Alberta may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
The Story of Alberta
American parents first put Alberta on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 76 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 2,017 Albertas were born — ranking #120 that year. About 25% of every Alberta on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Alberta last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 70K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Alberta
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alberta. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Alberta
Phonetically similar names — useful when Alberta is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Alberta
Alberta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 70K births in the dataset. Alberta's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #120. Use the chart and map above to compare Alberta'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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