Boy name Old German origin Christian tradition

Albert

AL-bert · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Noble and bright
Language
Old German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
royal · light
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#606
2024 births467
Peak year1921
First appeared1880
Total US births491,391
1921 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AlBertBertie
Alternate spellings
AlbertoAlbrecht
In other languages
Alberto (Italian/Spanish)Albrecht (German)Albert (French/English)

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