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    The first name Albertine

    A girl’s name from French.

    3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Albertine. Variant of Albertina. By surface analysis, Albert + -ine.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 5 girls were named Albertine, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 5 births (#4,063).

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    38
    babies named Albertine, 1996–2025
    #4,201
    rank in 2025
    2017
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Albertine at birth, 1880–2025

    In 1981, 6 girls born in the United States were named Albertine, the 9,132nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 69 were.

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    2,196
    babies named Albertine since 1880
    #9,132
    rank in 1981
    1918
    peak year

    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.

    Famous people named Albertine

    8 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Albertine Sarrazin
      French writer (1937–1967)
    • Albertine Necker de Saussure
      Genevan writer and botanical collector (1766-1841)
    • Therese Albertine Luise Robinson
      German-American writer (1797–1870)
    • Albertine von Montenuovo
      (1817–1867)
    • Albertine Randall
      American cartoonist (1863–1954)
    • Albertine Elisabeth de Champcenetz
      Dutch and French aristocrat and spy, 1742–1805
    • Isala Van Diest
      Belgian physician, 1842–1916
    • Bernice King
      American minister and daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. (born 1963)

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    Questions

    What does the name Albertine mean?
    Borrowed from French Albertine. Variant of Albertina. By surface analysis, Albert + -ine.
    What is the origin of the name Albertine?
    Borrowed from French Albertine. Variant of Albertina. By surface analysis, Albert + -ine.
    How popular is the name Albertine?
    In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Albertine, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2017, with 5 births.
    Is Albertine a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,196 US babies named Albertine since 1880 were girls.
    When was Albertine most popular?
    1918 in the United States, when 69 babies were named Albertine, its highest rank at 862nd.