Alben vs Albert

Side-by-side comparison of Alben and Albert - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Alben

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Albert

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Metric Alben Albert
Current Rank Unranked #607
Total Births (all years) 204 491,861
Peak Year 1938 1921
Peak Year Births 19 10,158
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alben Albert
1880s - 14,375
1890s - 13,753
1900s - 15,318
1910s 14 68,207
1920s 42 94,431
1930s 42 62,829
1940s 26 60,278
1950s 37 52,829
1960s 17 36,379
1970s - 22,112
1980s 5 18,503
1990s 11 13,932
2000s 10 9,109
2010s - 6,882
2020s - 2,924

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alben Albert
2014 - 697
2015 - 695
2016 - 644
2017 - 718
2018 - 660
2019 - 622
2020 - 547
2021 - 504
2022 - 456
2023 - 487
2024 - 469
2025 - 461

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2003.

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