Alberto
Alberto was the 819th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 301 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 218th with 1,421 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 270 places. More babies were named Alberto in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning noble and bright (Italian/Spanish Albert) · Germanic, Italian, Spanish
Say it al-BAIR-toh /ælˈbɛrtoʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #819 boys, down 138 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 301boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19911,421 babies
- Total since 1880
- 63,259babies recorded
What does the name Alberto mean?
Alberto is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Albert. Wiktionary's Italian entry calls it a shorter form of Adalberto, from the Frankish Adalbert. DMNES explains Albert as Old High German adal, noble, plus beraht, bright, and lists saints and kings who bore it. Wiktionary also records the form in Portuguese and Esperanto. Alberto has been used in the US since 1882 and was most common around 1990.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)beraht (Old High German, “bright”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Albert, Adalberto, Beto, 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 'Alberto' (Italian 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 Alberto
The usual nicknames for Alberto are Beto and Al. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Alberto in the last five years, 3 were named Al, against 3 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beto · Spanish pet form · also for Roberto, Gilberto | Traditional | — | — |
| Al · also for Alistair, Alexander, Alan | Modern | #6,822 | 59 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Albertos go by each one.
Alberto popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 447 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #819 | 301 |
| 2020 | #681 | 377 |
| 2010 | #416 | 670 |
| 2000 | #270 | 1,199 |
| 1990 | #224 | 1,354 |
| 1980 | #249 | 903 |
| 1970 | #292 | 716 |
| 1960 | #349 | 497 |
| 1950 | #430 | 239 |
| 1940 | #487 | 140 |
| 1930 | #473 | 157 |
| 1920 | #551 | 123 |
| 1910 | #654 | 20 |
| 1900 | #743 | 12 |
| 1890 | #996 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alberto, counting every spelling?
Alberto has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #800 for boys in 2025, against #819 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Alberto?
301 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alberto (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alberto 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 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alberto.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alberto?
About 54,300 people born in the US named Alberto are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 23 and 47. That makes Alberto mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Alberto by state
How common Alberto was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.8×), Arizona (2.5×), California (2.5×). In 28 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alberto: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alberto, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Alberto · Sibling names for Alberto
Questions about the name Alberto
What does Alberto mean?
Alberto means “noble and bright (Italian/Spanish Albert)” (Germanic, Italian, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Alberto?
Alberto was the 819th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 301 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 218th with 1,421 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 270 places. More babies were named Alberto in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Alberto a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alberto in the US.
Where is Alberto most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alberto was most common in Texas (0.56 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and California.