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Albert

Boy's name · #614 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Albert is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1910, when it ranked #14. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 492,000 boys since 1880, ranked #614 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#38 in Denmark (2025) · #48 in Czechia (2025) · #57 in England & Wales (2025) · #58 in Norway (2025) · #103 in Poland (2025) · #178 in Sweden (2025) · #185 in Austria (2025) · #300 in Scotland (2025) · #315 in N. Ireland (2025) · #350 in Ireland (2025) · #367 in Netherlands (2025) · #422 in Switzerland (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Alberts

• Albert Einstein — German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
• Albert Camus — French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
• Albert Schweitzer — French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875–1965)
• Albert Abraham Michelson — American physicist (1852–1931)
• Albert II, Prince of Monaco — Prince of Monaco (born 1958)

In stories & tradition

• Albert (Spawn) — Todd McFarlane's Spawn (TV series)
• Albert Wesker — Resident Evil (video game)
• Albert (Al Neri) — The Godfather (film)

What Alberts become

Among 12,252 notable people named Albert:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Albert Pike, American lawyer (1809–1891).

Spellings & nicknames

About 630 girls a year are given Allie as their full name and 120 Ally.

Similar names: Alberto · Willie · Alfred · Harry · Gilbert · Harold

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