Albert
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-bert
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #61 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #614 for boys
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Albert is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble and bright”. In 2025 it ranked 61st for boys in the UK (901 babies) and 614th for boys in the US (461 babies).
What does Albert mean?
Germanic: via French
“noble and bright”
Prince Albert (1819-1861), husband of Queen Victoria, made the name a favourite in Victorian Britain.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Albert a girl's or a boy's name?
Albert is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 901 boys in the UK and 461 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Albert in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #61among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 901about 1 in 330 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 901 boys in the UK were named Albert, making it the 61st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 59th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,286 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Albert than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Albert in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 57th in England and Wales, 298th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#9), 1914 (#8), 1924 (#13), 1934 (#35), 1944 (#61), 1954 (#93), 2014 (#84) and 2024 (#57).
Albert in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 901 | #61 |
| 2024 | 943 | #61 |
| 2023 | 1,000 | #60 |
| 2022 | 1,024 | #62 |
| 2021 | 1,111 | #60 |
| 2020 | 1,163 | #59 |
| 2019 | 1,241 | #57 |
| 2018 | 1,286 | #57 |
| 2017 | 1,075 | #67 |
| 2016 | 1,046 | #71 |
| 2015 | 954 | #81 |
| 2014 | 792 | #92 |
| 2013 | 641 | #109 |
| 2012 | 587 | #124 |
| 2011 | 505 | #137 |
| 2010 | 362 | #171 |
| 2009 | 350 | #178 |
| 2008 | 297 | #191 |
| 2007 | 266 | #202 |
| 2006 | 221 | #212 |
| 2005 | 175 | #230 |
| 2004 | 137 | #268 |
| 2003 | 139 | #252 |
| 2002 | 103 | #299 |
| 2001 | 111 | #278 |
| 2000 | 99 | #309 |
| 1999 | 119 | #274 |
| 1998 | 90 | #322 |
| 1997 | 125 | #261 |
| 1996 | 110 | #279 |
How popular is Albert in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #614among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 461about 1 in 3,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 461 boys in the US were named Albert, making it the 614th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 523rd. Its busiest year was 1921, with 10,158 boys.
Half of all the boys named Albert in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1957, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 476 boys in the US were given Albert or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #579, up from #614 for this spelling alone.
- Albert 461
- Alberth 15
Albert in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 461 | #614 |
| 2024 | 469 | #607 |
| 2023 | 487 | #587 |
| 2022 | 456 | #613 |
| 2021 | 504 | #563 |
| 2020 | 547 | #523 |
| 2019 | 622 | #472 |
| 2018 | 660 | #453 |
| 2017 | 718 | #432 |
| 2016 | 644 | #476 |
| 2015 | 695 | #441 |
| 2014 | 697 | #434 |
| 2013 | 697 | #422 |
| 2012 | 725 | #402 |
| 2011 | 725 | #392 |
| 2010 | 699 | #403 |
| 2009 | 733 | #403 |
| 2008 | 824 | #374 |
| 2007 | 831 | #370 |
| 2006 | 860 | #354 |
| 2005 | 869 | #341 |
| 2004 | 869 | #338 |
| 2003 | 953 | #314 |
| 2002 | 984 | #298 |
| 2001 | 1,094 | #280 |
| 2000 | 1,092 | #281 |
| 1999 | 1,118 | #269 |
| 1998 | 1,158 | #258 |
| 1997 | 1,177 | #249 |
| 1996 | 1,300 | #231 |
| 1995 | 1,332 | #224 |
| 1994 | 1,385 | #209 |
| 1993 | 1,433 | #209 |
| 1992 | 1,506 | #205 |
| 1991 | 1,697 | #190 |
| 1990 | 1,826 | #167 |
| 1989 | 1,763 | #170 |
| 1988 | 1,795 | #155 |
| 1987 | 1,768 | #158 |
| 1986 | 1,749 | #154 |
| 1985 | 1,799 | #152 |
| 1984 | 1,885 | #141 |
| 1983 | 1,822 | #150 |
| 1982 | 2,023 | #140 |
| 1981 | 1,942 | #145 |
| 1980 | 1,957 | #142 |
| 1979 | 1,860 | #145 |
| 1978 | 1,803 | #146 |
| 1977 | 1,950 | #137 |
| 1976 | 1,916 | #136 |
| 1975 | 2,015 | #129 |
| 1974 | 2,014 | #130 |
| 1973 | 2,288 | #112 |
| 1972 | 2,510 | #112 |
| 1971 | 2,683 | #119 |
| 1970 | 3,073 | #107 |
| 1969 | 2,934 | #108 |
| 1968 | 2,918 | #103 |
| 1967 | 3,169 | #98 |
| 1966 | 3,297 | #100 |
| 1965 | 3,419 | #100 |
| 1964 | 3,761 | #100 |
| 1963 | 3,883 | #100 |
| 1962 | 4,072 | #101 |
| 1961 | 4,324 | #97 |
| 1960 | 4,602 | #93 |
| 1959 | 4,605 | #92 |
| 1958 | 4,807 | #89 |
| 1957 | 5,049 | #84 |
| 1956 | 5,150 | #81 |
| 1955 | 5,179 | #76 |
| 1954 | 5,428 | #73 |
| 1953 | 5,439 | #69 |
| 1952 | 5,660 | #66 |
| 1951 | 5,758 | #60 |
| 1950 | 5,754 | #56 |
| 1949 | 6,064 | #56 |
| 1948 | 6,156 | #55 |
| 1947 | 6,462 | #55 |
| 1946 | 6,007 | #52 |
| 1945 | 5,432 | #49 |
| 1944 | 5,855 | #44 |
| 1943 | 6,307 | #43 |
| 1942 | 6,496 | #40 |
| 1941 | 5,927 | #40 |
| 1940 | 5,572 | #41 |
| 1939 | 5,477 | #41 |
| 1938 | 5,796 | #37 |
| 1937 | 5,665 | #37 |
| 1936 | 5,759 | #34 |
| 1935 | 6,094 | #31 |
| 1934 | 6,003 | #32 |
| 1933 | 6,091 | #30 |
| 1932 | 6,863 | #26 |
| 1931 | 7,131 | #24 |
| 1930 | 7,950 | #24 |
| 1929 | 8,078 | #24 |
| 1928 | 8,812 | #23 |
| 1927 | 9,128 | #23 |
| 1926 | 9,146 | #21 |
| 1925 | 9,511 | #21 |
| 1924 | 9,880 | #21 |
| 1923 | 9,825 | #20 |
| 1922 | 9,896 | #20 |
| 1921 | 10,158 | #20 |
| 1920 | 9,997 | #19 |
| 1919 | 9,607 | #18 |
| 1918 | 9,935 | #19 |
| 1917 | 9,157 | #18 |
| 1916 | 9,044 | #17 |
| 1915 | 8,825 | #17 |
| 1914 | 6,942 | #15 |
| 1913 | 5,449 | #16 |
| 1912 | 4,587 | #17 |
| 1911 | 2,478 | #15 |
| 1910 | 2,183 | #14 |
| 1909 | 1,816 | #15 |
| 1908 | 1,642 | #15 |
| 1907 | 1,636 | #15 |
| 1906 | 1,469 | #16 |
| 1905 | 1,532 | #15 |
| 1904 | 1,453 | #16 |
| 1903 | 1,337 | #16 |
| 1902 | 1,375 | #16 |
| 1901 | 1,317 | #15 |
| 1900 | 1,741 | #16 |
| 1899 | 1,210 | #15 |
| 1898 | 1,417 | #16 |
| 1897 | 1,377 | #15 |
| 1896 | 1,434 | #15 |
| 1895 | 1,391 | #16 |
| 1894 | 1,447 | #16 |
| 1893 | 1,353 | #16 |
| 1892 | 1,500 | #16 |
| 1891 | 1,207 | #16 |
| 1890 | 1,417 | #16 |
| 1889 | 1,353 | #16 |
| 1888 | 1,569 | #16 |
| 1887 | 1,294 | #16 |
| 1886 | 1,488 | #16 |
| 1885 | 1,429 | #16 |
| 1884 | 1,435 | #16 |
| 1883 | 1,496 | #16 |
| 1882 | 1,499 | #16 |
| 1881 | 1,319 | #16 |
| 1880 | 1,493 | #16 |
Nicknames for Albert
Names like Albert
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Frederick Alfred Arthur Rupert Henry Otis Stanley Wilfred Edward Ralph Archie Louie
Other spellings of Albert
Names related to Albert
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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, “Albert: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/albert, updated 20 October 2026.