Alberto
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (Albertus) of Germanic Albert. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are Albertito in Spain or Albertico in some parts of Latin America, Albertino in Italian as well as Tuco as a hypocorism. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from Athala and Berth.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Alberto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (Albertus) of Germanic Albert. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are Albertito in Spain or Albertico in some parts of Latin America, Albertino in Italian as well as Tuco as a hypocorism. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from Athala and Berth.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Alberto
The earliest SSA record of Alberto as a baby boy name dates back to 1882, when 6 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 1,421 newborns named Alberto — #218 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Alberto on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Alberto ranks #763 for baby boys with 337 births, gradually falling (-15%). All told, over 63K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Alberto
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alberto. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Albertino
- Berto
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About the name Alberto
Alberto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 63K births in the dataset. Alberto's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #218. Use the chart and map above to compare Alberto'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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