Girls' name · since 1989
Albana
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Albana, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
76 girls have been named Albana since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albana has been recorded 76 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2015.
- #30,127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albana ranks #30,127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Albana's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Albana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Albana's full recorded timeline at 2000, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Albana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2015
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Albana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Albana's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Albana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (46% of all-time use).
Albana by state
Where Albana concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 14.5% |
11 of 76 births nationwide.
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What to do with Albana's data
- Albana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Albanas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Albana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Albana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.