Albany
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AWL-buh-nee
- Origin
- Scottish
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Albany is a girls' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Albany mean?
Scottish: from Albany, an old name for Scotland (Gaelic Alba), via a ducal title
Albany, New York, was named after the Duke of York and Albany, later King James II.
Is Albany a girl's or a boy's name?
Albany is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Albany in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Albany in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Albany in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Albany in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Albany, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Albany in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Albany in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 25 | #5,189 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 29 | #3,911 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 19 | #4,998 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
Names like Albany
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily Avery Arabella Abigail Lily Amelie Aaliyah Ivy Aria Chloe Felicity Zoe
Names related to Albany
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Cameron Bonnie Paisley Brody Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox Dallas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Albany: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/albany, updated 20 October 2026.