Alberta is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Alberta means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Alberta across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Alberta has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Alberta is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “noble and bright”. The feminine form of Albert.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 70,764 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 164 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Alberta per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1919 (2,026/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (11/yr).
Alberta has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #207 nationally (given to 2,026 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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