Girls' name · since 1889
Albena
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 397 babies named Albena, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Albena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 397 recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albena has been recorded 397 times among girls since 1889, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1932.
- #13,565 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 397 born since 1889
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albena ranks #13,565 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 397 born since 1889, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 397
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Albena's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Albena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Albena's full recorded timeline at 1915, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Albena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1932
- Peak year (1917)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Albena by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (182 births, 46% of the file).
1910s was Albena's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Albena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 43
1900s
43 births
- 1910s
1910s
182 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 182 births (46% of all-time use).
Albena by state
Where Albena concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
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What to do with Albena's data
- Albena's decade-level peak was the 1910s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Albenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Albena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1889–1932 (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 Albena 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.