Boys' name · since 1897
Albino
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.
- #3,673 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,682
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Albino sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,682 recorded since 1897.
Albino has 1,682 recorded births among boys since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1897 to 2021.
- #3,673 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,682 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albino ranks #3,673 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,682 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,673 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,682
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Albino's 1,682 recorded births place it above 91.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Albino's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Albino splits its recorded history at 1963: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Albino popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2021
- Peak year (1927)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
1,682 total births across 125 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1927 with 37 births in a single year.
Albino by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (272 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Albino's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Albino births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
159 births
- 1920s
1920s
272 births
- 1930s
1930s
186 births
- 1940s
1940s
172 births
- 1950s
1950s
170 births
- 1960s
1960s
150 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 272 births (16% of all-time use).
Albino decade highlights
- Peak decade 272 births
- Runner-up 186 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Albino 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 Albino's total volume
Albino by state
Where Albino concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| 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% |
513 of 1,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 30.5% of nationwide
- New Mexico 4.9% of nationwide
- California 4.7% of nationwide
- New York 0.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 30.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Albino's data
- Albino's decade-level peak was the 1920s (272 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Albinos (513 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Albino: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1897–2021 (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 Albino 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.
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