The first name Albert
A boy’s name meaning “noble”, “bright”, “famous”.
Pronounced /ˈæl.bɚt/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Albert means “noble”, “bright”, “famous”.
From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
More names that mean famous, light, noble.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 884 boys were named Albert, making it the 57th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 1,264 births (#55).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Albert with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Albert at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 461 boys born in the United States were named Albert, the 614th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 10,158 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Albert in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Albert in Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian and Swedish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Albert
710 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
- Albert CamusFrench philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960)
- Albert SchweitzerFrench-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965)
- Albert Abraham MichelsonAmerican physicist (1852–1931)
- Albertus MagnusGerman-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
- Albert SpeerGerman Nazi architect, Government Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi German, 1905–1981
- Albert FertFrench physicist, Nobel laureate in physics, born 1938
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and GothaConsort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861 (1819–1861)
- Albert Lebrun15th President of the French Republic (1871–1950)
- Albert FinneyBritish actor (1936–2019)
- Albert BanduraCanadian psychologist (1925–2021)
- Albert ClaudeBelgian-American cell biologist (1899–1983)
Questions
- What does the name Albert mean?
- Albert means “noble”, “bright”, “famous”.
- How popular is the name Albert?
- In 2025, 884 boys born in England and Wales were named Albert, ranking 57th. Its peak was 2018, with 1,264 births.
- What are nicknames for Albert?
- Common nicknames for Albert include Abbey, Abby, Albie, Abbie.
- Is Albert a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 494,420 US babies named Albert since 1880 were boys.
- When was Albert most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 10,158 babies were named Albert, its highest rank at 20th.
- How do you pronounce Albert?
- Albert is /ˈæl.bɚt/, 2 syllables.
- Is Albert also a surname?
- Yes. Albert is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.