Recorded 1882–2023 Unisex name Peak 2018 79 births

Alby — boys' name

79 babies named Alby in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s111920s51950s51990s52010s302020s18
2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Alby was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

9 babies were named Alby in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alby

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Alby between 1882 and 2023, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alby currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Alby is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1920.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alby performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alby shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alby 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 79 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.

Alby at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

79

Since 1882

142 years of records

Peak year

2018

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1882

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2023

Alby popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1882

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
9
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Alby popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1920 (Alby as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 199519211920 5

Alby by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
30 births that decade — 38% of Alby's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alby?
79 babies have been named Alby since 1882. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 9 births.
When was Alby most popular?
Alby was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Is Alby a unisex name?
Yes, Alby is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 79 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Alby been used?
Alby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 142 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Alby?
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, 1882–2023 (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.