Boys' name · since 2004

Alber

Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Alber, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,309 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade

Alber sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 32 recorded since 2004.

Alber has 32 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2021.

  • #25,309 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 32 born since 2004
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alber ranks #25,309 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.

#25,309 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alber's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Alber's full recorded timeline at 2014, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Alber popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
456789 20042008201420192021 7

Alber by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 47% of the file).

2000s was Alber's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Alber births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alber? ▼
Alber has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,309 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 8 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Alber sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alber ranks #25,309 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alber most popular? ▼
Alber was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Alber been used? ▼
Alber has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Alber? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Albert, Alberto, Albin, Albino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Alber's data

  • Alber's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Alber

Nearby Names Like Alber

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alber

Albert Boy
#614 491,861 births
Alberto Boy
#820 62,812 births
Albin Boy
#6148 4,431 births
Albino Boy
1,682 births
Alban Boy
#10764 1,000 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Rexie
32 births · Peak 1913
Oliva
32 births · Peak 1924
Beamon
32 births · Peak 1919
Garr
32 births · Peak 1957
Laton
32 births · Peak 1976
Sellers
32 births · Peak 1917
Warne
32 births · Peak 1921
Kingdon
32 births · Peak 1923

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2021 (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 Alber 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.