Recorded 1880–1970 Boys' name Peak 1918 421 births

Albertus — boys' name

421 babies named Albertus in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Albertus was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

22 babies were named Albertus in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Albertus

The Social Security Administration has registered 421 babies named Albertus between 1880 and 1970, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Albertus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Albertus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Albertus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Albertus in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Albertus 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 421 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.

Albertus at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

421

Since 1880

91 years of records

Peak year

1918

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1880

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 1970

Albertus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1880

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1918)
22
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
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Albertus by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
133 births that decade — 32% of Albertus's all-time total
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Albertus by state

Where Albertus concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Albertus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
16 3.8%
#2 Michigan
11 2.6%
#3 New York
5 1.2%
South Carolina share of Albertus's total US births 3.8%
Even split

16 of 421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Albertus?
421 babies have been named Albertus since 1880. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1918 with 22 births.
When was Albertus most popular?
Albertus was most popular in the 1920s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Albertus most popular?
The top states for the name Albertus are South Carolina (16 births), Michigan (11 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Albertus been used?
Albertus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 91 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Albertus?
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.

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, 1880–1970 (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.