Albert

Albert was the #614 boys' name in the US in 2025 (461 babies), and #57 in England & Wales and #213 in Canada.

Albert as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Albert as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandUS
Albert as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#614 (461)#57 (884)#298 (12)#314 (5)#348 (11)#213 (163)
2024#607 (469)#57 (915)#218 (19)#216 (9)#394 (9)#227 (146)
2023#587 (487)#55 (982)#400 (8)#200 (10)#472 (7)#204 (160)
2022#613 (456)#57 (1,008)#325 (11)#311 (5)#262 (18)#210 (163)
2021#563 (504)#58 (1,091)#273 (15)#326 (5)#225 (22)#222 (153)
2020#523 (547)#57 (1,148)#261 (15)—#294 (15)#215 (162)
2019#472 (622)#55 (1,228)#355 (9)#365 (4)#370 (10)#226 (158)
2018#453 (660)#55 (1,264)#253 (16)#283 (6)#318 (13)#273 (127)
2017#432 (718)#59 (1,066)#383 (9)—#374 (10)#238 (154)
2016#476 (644)#64 (1,028)#247 (18)—#329 (13)#250 (144)
2015#441 (695)#72 (933)#224 (21)—#280 (16)#313 (106)
2014#434 (697)#84 (778)#336 (11)#398 (3)#286 (16)#319 (104)
2013#422 (697)#99 (633)#399 (8)—#352 (11)#336 (87)
2012#402 (725)#109 (579)#392 (8)—#379 (10)#314 (99)
2011#392 (725)#130 (493)#421 (7)#291 (5)#280 (17)#387 (74)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1883 at #16.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 310common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 980common

Next year

On its recent trend, Albert is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,400 to 1 in 4,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Albert by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #523WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #446WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #511MNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #768MINew York: #419NYMassachusetts: #378MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #676OHPennsylvania: #489PANew Jersey: #396NJConnecticut: #361CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #462CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: #432NEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #497VAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #672AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #592TNNorth Carolina: #678NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #426LAMississippi: #522MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #730TXFlorida: #569FL
Albert (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#47122
Ontario2024#50324

Albert (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AlbertCanadaBoys#213163
AlbertEngland & WalesBoys#57884
AlbertIrelandBoys#34811
AlbertNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
AlbertScotlandBoys#29812
AlbertUSGirls—too few
AlbertUSBoys#614461