Alby
Alby is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Alby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alby is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Alby
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Alby as a girl name dates back to 1920, when 5 babies received it. 1920 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Alby — #4,975 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Albys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1995 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 15 Albys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Alby on the record books as a boy name in 1882, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 9 Albys were born — ranking #8,152 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Albys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 79 Albys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Alby
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alby. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ailbhe
Names that sound like Alby
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Alby
Alby is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Alby's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #8,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Alby'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.