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The first name Albertus

A boy’s name.

3 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Rare Latinate variant of Albert.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Albertus at birth, 1880–2025

In 1970, 5 boys born in the United States were named Albertus, the 4,731st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 22 were.

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421
babies named Albertus since 1880
#4,731
rank in 1970
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 Albertus

10 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Albertus Soegijapranata
    Catholic archbishop (1896–1963)
  • Albertus Wielsma
    Dutch rower (1883-1968)
  • Marnix Gijsen
    Belgian writer (1899–1984)
  • James A. McClure
    American attorney, Idaho State Senator and U.S. Senator for the State of Idaho (1924-2011)
  • Herman Krebbers
    Dutch musician (1923–2018)
  • Albert Schultens
    Dutch philologist (1686-1750)
  • Albert Baertsoen
    Belgian painter (1866-1922)
  • Bert Boom
    Dutch cyclist, born 1938
  • Dick Annegarn
    Dutch rock singer-songwriter, born 1952
  • Anton Huiskes
    Dutch speed skater (1928-2008)

Questions

What does the name Albertus mean?
Rare Latinate variant of Albert.
Is Albertus a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 421 US babies named Albertus since 1880 were boys.
When was Albertus most popular?
1918 in the United States, when 22 babies were named Albertus, its highest rank at 1,596th.