Albus
Albus is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Albus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Albus is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Albus
Albus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2016, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 16 births, good for #5,449 nationwide. About 60% of every Albus on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Albus ranks #7,748 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-31%). All told, over 92 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Albus
Albus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 92 births in the dataset. Albus's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,449. Use the chart and map above to compare Albus'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.