Boys' name · since 1880
Albert
Albert has 491,861 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #65 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #614 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491,861
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Albert currently ranks #614 among boys' names in America, with 491,861 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albert has been recorded 491,861 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #614 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #65 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #614 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 491,861 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albert ranks #65 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #614 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 491,861 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #65 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #614 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491,861
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Albert's 491,861 recorded births place it above 99.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Albert compares
491,861 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Albert's all-time total is 1,333x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Albert | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 491,861 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10,158 | 34 | 22,252 |
Albert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Albert's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 456 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 10,158, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Albert popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 10,158
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Albert popularity over time - girls
2,559 total births recorded since 1882 (Albert as girls' name)
Albert by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (94,431 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Albert's strongest decade.
94,431 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Albert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14,375
1880s
14,375 births
- 1890s 13,753
1890s
13,753 births
- 1900s 15,318
1900s
15,318 births
- 1910s
1910s
68,207 births
- 1920s
1920s
94,431 births
- 1930s
1930s
62,829 births
- 1940s
1940s
60,278 births
- 1950s
1950s
52,829 births
- 1960s 36,379
1960s
36,379 births
- 1970s 22,112
1970s
22,112 births
- 1980s 18,503
1980s
18,503 births
- 1990s 13,932
1990s
13,932 births
- 2000s 9,109
2000s
9,109 births
- 2010s 6,882
2010s
6,882 births
- 2020s 2,924
2020s
2,924 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 94,431 births (19% of all-time use).
How Albert compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Albert's total volume
Albert by state
Where Albert concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 45,157 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 40,709 | 8.3% |
| #3 | California | | 34,944 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 28,165 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20,704 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 18,652 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 18,205 | 3.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 17,832 | 3.6% |
45,157 of 491,861 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Albert appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Albert's data
- Albert's decade-level peak was the 1920s (94,431 total births); usage has since declined to 2,924 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Alberts (45,157 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 Albert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Albert 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.