Girls' name · since 1985
Albany
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 725 babies named Albany, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,056 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 725
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Albany currently ranks #9056 among girls' names in America, with 725 babies recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Albany recorded 725 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #9056 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #9,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,056 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 725 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albany ranks #9,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,056 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 725 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,056 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 725
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Albany's 725 recorded births place it above 87.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Albany compares
725 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Albany's all-time total is 93% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Albany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 725 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Albany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Albany's full recorded timeline at 2006, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Albany popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Albany popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1926 (Albany as boys' name)
Albany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (230 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Albany's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Albany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 230 births (32% of all-time use).
How Albany compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Albany's total volume
Albany by state
Where Albany concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
7 of 725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Albany's data
- Albany's decade-level peak was the 2000s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Albanys (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Albany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Albany 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.