The first name Alberta

In 2025, 5 girls were named Alberta, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 11 births (#2,286).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alberta with other names.

In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Alberta, the 9,481st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1919, when 2,017 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.

Nicknames for Alberta

• Alta

• Alberta Watson
  Canadian actress (1955–2015)
• Alberta Hunter
  American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984)
• Alberta Adams
  American singer, musician (1917–2014)
• Alberta Vaughn
  Actress (1904-1992)
• Laura Alberta Linton
  American chemist and physician (1853-1915)
• Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife
  British princess; elder daughter of Louise, Princess Royal, and Alexander Duff, 1st Duke o, 1891–1959
• Eva Jessye
  American conductor (1895–1992)

What does the name Alberta mean?

From Albert + -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

How popular is the name Alberta?

In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Alberta, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2019, with 11 births.

What are nicknames for Alberta?

Common nicknames for Alberta include Alta.

Is Alberta a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 70,764 US babies named Alberta since 1880 were girls.

When was Alberta most popular?

1919 in the United States, when 2,017 babies were named Alberta, its highest rank at 120th.

How do you pronounce Alberta?

Alberta is /ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/, 3 syllables.

Is Alberta also a surname?

Yes. Alberta is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.