Recorded 1897–2021 Boys' name Peak 1927 1,682 births

Albino — boys' name

1,682 babies named Albino in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Albino was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

37 babies were named Albino in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Albino

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,682 babies named Albino between 1897 and 2021, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Albino currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Albino performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 272 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Albino shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 513 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Albino in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Albino 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 1,682 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.

Albino at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,682

Since 1897

125 years of records

Peak year

1927

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1897

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2021

Albino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1897

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1927)
37
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Albino by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
272 births that decade — 16% of Albino's all-time total
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Albino by state

Where Albino concentrates geographically — total births since 1897

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Albino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
513 30.5%
#2 New Mexico
82 4.9%
#3 California
79 4.7%
#4 New York
5 0.3%
Texas share of Albino's total US births 30.5%
Even split

513 of 1,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Albino?
1,682 babies have been named Albino since 1897. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1927 with 37 births.
When was Albino most popular?
Albino was most popular in the 1920s decade with 272 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Albino most popular?
The top states for the name Albino are Texas (513 births), New Mexico (82 births), California (79 births).
How long has the name Albino been used?
Albino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1897, spanning 125 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Albino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Albert, Alberto, Albin, 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, 1897–2021 (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.