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Alberta

/æˈlbɝtə/ · 99% girls · 10 born in 2025

Alberta has been given to about 70,764 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/æˈlbɝtə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 22,360
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alberta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1919 · 2,026
  • Born in 202510
  • All time70,764
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Alberta?

Its best year was 1919, when 2,026 babies were given the name, ranking 120th. The typical living American called Alberta is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Alberta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Albertha0.85
  2. Aleta0.79
  3. Roberta0.74
  4. Berta0.74
  5. Annetta0.68
  6. Alexa0.62
  7. Alta0.63
  8. Leta0.63

Middle names for Alberta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alberta Rose0.89
  2. Alberta Louise0.89
  3. Alberta June0.88
  4. Alberta Pearl0.88
  5. Alberta Quinn0.88
  6. Alberta Nell0.88

Sibling names for Alberta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Florasister · 0.98
  2. Opalsister · 0.96
  3. Leonasister · 0.96
  4. Cleoeither · 0.95
  5. Hughbrother · 0.94
  6. Clydebrother · 0.93

Where Alberta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Alberta White0.84
    2. Alberta Reyes0.84
    3. Alberta Nguyen0.84
    4. Alberta Moore0.84
    5. Alberta Lee0.84
    6. Alberta Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Alberta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.