Girls' name · since 1882
Albertha
Albertha has 5,145 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,145
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
5,145 girls have been named Albertha since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Albertha has 5,145 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1987.
- #2,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,145 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albertha ranks #2,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,145 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,145
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Albertha's 5,145 recorded births place it above 96.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by South Carolina.
Albertha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Albertha's full recorded timeline at 1932, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 147 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Albertha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1987
- Peak year (1922)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Albertha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,264 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Albertha's strongest decade.
1,264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Albertha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 45
1880s
45 births
- 1890s 147
1890s
147 births
- 1900s 403
1900s
403 births
- 1910s
1910s
907 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,264 births
- 1930s
1930s
877 births
- 1940s
1940s
721 births
- 1950s
1950s
528 births
- 1960s 192
1960s
192 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,264 births (25% of all-time use).
How Albertha 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 Albertha's total volume
Albertha by state
Where Albertha concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 1,608 | 31.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 832 | 16.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 363 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 280 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 91 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 46 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 22 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.2% |
1,608 of 5,145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Albertha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Albertha's data
- Albertha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,264 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Alberthas (1,608 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Albertha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1882–1987 (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 Albertha 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.