Albert
Albert was the 614th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 461 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 14th; the most babies were born in 1921 (10,158). Over the last ten years it has moved down 173 places. More babies were named Albert in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning noble and bright · Germanic
Say it AL-bert /ˈælbərt/
- Rank in 2025
- #614 boys, down 91 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 461boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192110,158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 494,420babies recorded
What does the name Albert mean?
Albert is a Germanic name joining adal, noble, with beraht, bright: "nobly bright" or "bright through nobility." DMNES gives these elements and lists many medieval saints and kings who bore it. Wiktionary traces English Albert to the Old English cognate Æthelbeorht and to Latin Albertus and Old French Albert. In the US it was among the common boys' names from 1880 and peaked around 1920.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)beraht (Old High German, “bright”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Alberto, Adalbert, Bert, Al, Albrecht, Alberta.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean light, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Albert', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Albert' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Albert
The usual nicknames for Albert are Al, Bert, Bertie and Albie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Albert in the last five years, 2 were named Al, against 4 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al · also for Alistair, Alexander, Alan | Traditional | #6,822 | 59 |
| Bert · also for Robert, Herbert, Bertha | Traditional | #10,866 | 42 |
| Bertie · also for Bertha, Alberta, Bert | Traditional | — | — |
| Albie | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Alberts go by each one.
Albert popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 2,559 since 1882.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #614 | 461 |
| 2020 | #523 | 547 |
| 2010 | #403 | 699 |
| 2000 | #281 | 1,092 |
| 1990 | #167 | 1,826 |
| 1980 | #142 | 1,957 |
| 1970 | #107 | 3,073 |
| 1960 | #93 | 4,602 |
| 1950 | #56 | 5,754 |
| 1940 | #41 | 5,572 |
| 1930 | #24 | 7,950 |
| 1920 | #19 | 9,997 |
| 1910 | #14 | 2,183 |
| 1900 | #16 | 1,741 |
| 1890 | #16 | 1,417 |
| 1880 | #16 | 1,493 |
How popular is Albert, counting every spelling?
Albert has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #607 for boys in 2025, against #614 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Albert?
461 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Albert (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Albert born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 18 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Albert.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Albert?
About 166,600 people born in the US named Albert are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 42 and 74. That makes Albert a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Albert by state
How common Albert was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×), Massachusetts (1.9×), Connecticut (1.8×), Washington (1.6×), California (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Albert: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Albert, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Albert · Sibling names for Albert
Questions about the name Albert
What does Albert mean?
Albert means “noble and bright” (Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Albert?
Albert was the 614th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 461 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 14th; the most babies were born in 1921 (10,158). Over the last ten years it has moved down 173 places. More babies were named Albert in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Albert a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Albert in the US.
Where is Albert most popular?
In 2021–2025, Albert was most common in Hawaii (0.64 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Massachusetts.