Albert

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Albert

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Meaning

From Germanic Adalbert: adal 'noble' and berht 'bright'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Queen Victoria's German husband made it hugely popular in Britain in the 19th century.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1880s

In the United States

491,999 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 1880, about 1 in 74 boys
539 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

English German French American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Al, Bert

German	Albrecht
French	Albert
Italian	Alberto
Spanish	Alberto
Dutch	Albert
Polish	Albert

Famous bearers

Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria
Albert Einstein, physicist
Saint Albert the Great

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AustinBoyThe medieval English form of Augustine, from Latin augustus 'venerable'.Middle Ages · peak 1995

AlbertaGirlFeminine of Albert, from Germanic adal 'noble' and berht 'bright'.Victorian · peak 1909 · forgotten

AlbertoBoyThe Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Albert, from Germanic adal 'noble' and beraht 'bright'.Middle Ages · peak 1993

Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.