US rank #606 Boys' name Peak 1921 491,391 births

Albert — #606 US boys' name

491,391 babies named Albert in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#606
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Albert was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

10,158 babies were named Albert in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Albert

The Social Security Administration has registered 491,391 babies named Albert between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Albert currently holds the #606 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 10,158 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Albert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 94,432 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Albert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 45,116 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Albert in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Albert 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 491,391 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.

Albert at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

491,391

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1921

10,158 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#606

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Albert popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1921)
10,158
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-5,00005,00010,00015,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 1,493

Albert popularity over time — girls

2,559 total births recorded since 1882 (Albert as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 2,559 births
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Albert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
94,432 births that decade — 19% of Albert's all-time total
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Albert by state

Where Albert concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Albert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
45,116 9.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
40,689 8.3%
#3 California
34,873 7.1%
#4 Texas
28,131 5.7%
#5 Illinois
20,695 4.2%
#6 Ohio
18,639 3.8%
#7 Massachusetts
18,193 3.7%
#8 New Jersey
17,812 3.6%
New York share of Albert's total US births 9.2%
Even split

45,116 of 491,391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Albert appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Albert?
491,391 babies have been named Albert since 1880. It currently ranks #606 among boys. The peak year was 1921 with 10,158 births.
When was Albert most popular?
Albert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 94,432 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Albert most popular?
The top states for the name Albert are New York (45,116 births), Pennsylvania (40,689 births), California (34,873 births).
How long has the name Albert been used?
Albert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Albert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alberto, Albin, Albino, Alban, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.