Recorded 1989–2015 Girls' name Peak 1998 76 births

Albana — girls' name

76 babies named Albana in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

76 girls have been named Albana since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

76
total births
1989–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Albana was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Albana in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Albana

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Albana between 1989 and 2015, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Albana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Albana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Albana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Albana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Albana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 76 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Albana at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

76

Since 1989

27 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1989

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2015

Albana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1989

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Albana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 46% of Albana's all-time total
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Albana by state

Where Albana concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Albana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 14.5%
New York share of Albana's total US births 14.5%

11 of 76 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Albana?
76 babies have been named Albana since 1989. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Albana most popular?
Albana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Albana most popular?
The top states for the name Albana are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Albana been used?
Albana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 27 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Albana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alberta, Alba, Albertha, Albina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.