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

Boy name · Rank #606

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Metric Alben Albert
Current Rank Unranked #606
Total Births (all years) 204 491,391
Peak Year 1938 1921
Peak Year Births 19 10,158
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alben Albert
1880ss — 14,375
1890ss — 13,753
1900ss — 15,318
1910ss 14 68,207
1920ss 42 94,432
1930ss 42 62,827
1940ss 26 60,276
1950ss 37 52,835
1960ss 17 36,376
1970ss — 22,111
1980ss 5 18,502
1990ss 11 13,933
2000ss 10 9,107
2010ss — 6,880
2020ss — 2,459

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alben Albert
2014 — 696
2015 — 695
2016 — 644
2017 — 718
2018 — 660
2019 — 621
2020 — 547
2021 — 503
2022 — 456
2023 — 486
2024 — 467

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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