Albert

Meaning: Noble and bright
Origin: Germanic

Nicknames: Allie, Ally, Albie, Bert

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) · #213 in Canada (2025) · #298 in Scotland (2025) · #314 in N. Ireland (2025) · #348 in Ireland (2025) · #367 in Netherlands (2025) and 10 more.

Famous Alberts

Albert Einstein — German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
Albert Camus — French philosopher and writer (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 since 2005 (born 1958)
Albert Hofmann — Swiss chemist (1906–2008)
Albert Finney — British actor (1936–2019)
Albert II of Belgium — King of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013 (born 1934)
Albert Brooks — American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter (born 1947)
Albert I of Belgium — King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934)

In stories & tradition

Albert (Spawn) — Todd McFarlane's Spawn (TV series)
Albert Wesker — Resident Evil character
Albert (Al Neri) — Fictional character from The Godfather series

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, writer and Confederate general (1809–1891).

Similar names: Alberto · Willie · Alfred · Roger · Gilbert · Ernest

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