Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Noble: bright. Prince Albert was Queen Victorias consort noted for enthusiastic support of the application of science to the modern industrial age. Albert Einstein devised the Theory of Relativity.
- English
- German
- Noble, bright; Prince Albert was Queen Victoria''s consort noted for enthusiastic support of the application of science to the modern industrial age. Albert Einstein developed the Theory of Relativity.
- Hungarian
- Swedish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Albert
Pronunciation
a-lbe-rt, al-bert
Famous People
Actor/director Albert Brooks, French philosopher Albert Camus
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #20, 10,157 births); most recent 2025 (rank #614, 461 births)
- Girls: peak in 1927 (rank #809, 81 births); most recent 2004 (rank #14167, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 461 | – |
| 2024 | 467 | – |
| 2023 | 486 | – |
| 2022 | 456 | – |
| 2021 | 503 | – |
| 2020 | 547 | – |
| 2019 | 621 | – |
| 2018 | 660 | – |
| 2017 | 718 | – |
| 2016 | 644 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #55, 1,264 births); most recent 2025 (rank #57, 884 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 884 |
| 2024 | 915 |
| 2023 | 982 |
| 2022 | 1,008 |
| 2021 | 1,091 |
| 2020 | 1,148 |
| 2019 | 1,228 |
| 2018 | 1,264 |
| 2017 | 1,066 |
| 2016 | 1,028 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #15, 6,263 births); most recent 2023 (rank #881, 44 births)
- Girls: peak in 1940 (rank #749, 5 births); most recent 1953 (rank #1358, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 44 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | – |
| 2021 | 76 | – |
| 2020 | 63 | – |
| 2019 | 59 | – |
| 2018 | 60 | – |
| 2017 | 65 | – |
| 2016 | 61 | – |
| 2015 | 53 | – |
| 2014 | 67 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1966 (rank #102, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #336, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #224, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #298, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 18 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #200, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #20, 52 births); most recent 2022 (rank #431, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence