Albey
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-bee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Albey is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble and bright”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Albey mean?
Germanic: spelling of Albie, a pet form of Albert
“noble and bright”
A spelling of Albie, the pet form of Albert, now used as a name in its own right.
Is Albey a girl's or a boy's name?
Albey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Albey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Albey, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Albey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,987 boys in the UK were given Albey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #23, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Albey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
Names like Albey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Henry Arthur Oakley Hugo Archie Frederick Otis Tommy Freddie Reggie Bobby Stanley
Other spellings of Albey
Names related to Albey
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Charlotte William Charlie Emma Ella Harry Millie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Myles Charles Lottie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Albey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/albey, updated 20 October 2026.