The first name Alberto

In 2025, 13 boys were named Alberto, making it the 1,897th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 34 births (#906).

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

In 2025, 301 boys born in the United States were named Alberto, the 819th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 1,421 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.

• Alberto Santos-Dumont
  Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932)
• Carlos Alberto Parreira
  Brazilian football manager, born 1943
• Alberto Acosta
  Argentine association football player, born 1966
• Alberto Korda
  Cuban photographer (1928–2001)
• Alberto Granado
  Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che Guev, 1922–2011
• Alberto Ginastera
  Argentine composer (1916-1983)
• Alberto Juantorena
  Cuban track athlete, born 1950
• Alberto Gonzales
  80th United States Attorney General, born 1955
• Alberto Tarantini
  Argentine footballer, born 1955
• Alberto Lleras Camargo
  Colombian journalist and politician (1906-1990)
• Alberto Spencer
  Ecuadorian footballer (1937-2025)
• Alberto Costa
  Argentine and French footballer, born 1985

• Luca
• Antonio
• Leonardo
• Giovanni
• Mario
• Enzo
• Rocco
• Romeo
• Angelo
• Dante
• Francesco
• Alfredo
• Carlo
• Orlando
• Alessandro
• Giuseppe

All 80 names of Italian origin

What does the name Alberto mean?

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto.

What is the origin of the name Alberto?

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto.

How popular is the name Alberto?

In 2025, 13 boys born in England and Wales were named Alberto, ranking 1,897th. Its peak was 2017, with 34 births.

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

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 63,259 US babies named Alberto since 1880 were boys.

When was Alberto most popular?

1991 in the United States, when 1,421 babies were named Alberto, its highest rank at 218th.

Is Alberto also a surname?

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