US rank #749 Boys' name Peak 1991 62,507 births

Alberto — #749 US boys' name

62,507 babies named Alberto in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#749
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Alberto was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

1,421 babies were named Alberto in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alberto

The Social Security Administration has registered 62,507 babies named Alberto between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alberto currently holds the #749 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 1,421 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alberto performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13,067 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Alberto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19,176 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alberto in 42 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alberto 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 62,507 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.

Alberto at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

62,507

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

1991

1,421 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#749

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alberto popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1991)
1,421
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Alberto popularity over time — girls

447 total births recorded since 1918 (Alberto as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 447 births
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Alberto by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13,067 births that decade — 21% of Alberto's all-time total
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Alberto by state

Where Alberto concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alberto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19,176 30.7%
#2 Texas
17,418 27.9%
#3 New York
5,249 8.4%
#4 Illinois
3,003 4.8%
#5 Florida
2,851 4.6%
#6 Arizona
2,326 3.7%
#7 New Jersey
1,549 2.5%
#8 New Mexico
948 1.5%
California share of Alberto's total US births 30.7%
Even split

19,176 of 62,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Alberto appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alberto?
62,507 babies have been named Alberto since 1882. It currently ranks #749 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 1,421 births.
When was Alberto most popular?
Alberto was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13,067 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Alberto most popular?
The top states for the name Alberto are California (19,176 births), Texas (17,418 births), New York (5,249 births).
How long has the name Alberto been used?
Alberto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alberto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Albert, 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, 1882–2024 (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.