Albert as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Albert

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The baby name Albert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AL-bert (English: /ˈæl.bərt/).

Albert is Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Germanic

Pronunciation: AL-bert (English: /ˈæl.bərt/)

What is the meaning of the name Albert ?

The baby name Albert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AL-bert (English: /ˈæl.bərt/).

Albert is Germanic in Origin.

Albert is a Germanic given name formed from the elements adal (“noble”) and berht (“bright, famous”), yielding the sense “noble-bright” or “illustrious nobility.” It entered medieval Latin as Albertus and spread through French and Norman use into England; related forms include Adalbert and Albrecht. International variants are Alberto (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese), Aubert (French surname form), Aalbert (Dutch), Ailbeart (Scottish Gaelic), and Albert across many European tongues. Feminines include Alberta, Alberte, and Albertina; short forms range from Al, Bert, Bertie, and Albie to Berto in Romance languages.

Carried by the 13th‑century scholar-saint Albertus Magnus, the name remained steady in Europe and surged in English-speaking countries in the 19th century with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. Twentieth‑century associations with Albert Einstein, Albert Camus, and King Albert I of Belgium further cemented its scholarly and dignified aura. Today Albert blends vintage charm with international familiarity.

Albert has the following similar or variant Names

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Albert I of Belgium Politician\|royal · Born 1875 · Belgium Albert I of Belgium was the King of the Belgians best known for leading and symbolizing Belgian resistance during World War I. He reigned from 1909 until his death in 1934 and became popularly known in Belgium as the Knight King or Soldier King because of his wartime role.	Albert François Lebrun Politician · Born 1871 · France Albert François Lebrun was a prominent French politician who served as the President of France from 1932 to 1940. He is most famous for his leadership during the tumultuous years leading up to World War II. Before his presidency, he held various ministerial roles and was a key figure in the Third Republic.	Albert Finney Actor · Born 1936 · United Kingdom Albert Finney was an English actor best known for films like Tom Jones, Murder on the Orient Express, and Erin Brockovich. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he started in the theatre before becoming a major film star in the early 1960s, making his screen debut in The Entertainer (1960).

Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli

Politician · Born 1898 · South Africa

Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli was a South African politician best known for his role as a leader in the anti-apartheid movement. He served as the president of the African National Congress and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1960 for his efforts to end racial segregation in South Africa.

Albert II of Germany

Royal · Born 1397 · Holy Roman Empire

Albert II of Germany is best known as the elected King of the Romans from the House of Habsburg. Also called Albert the Magnanimous, he was born in 1397 and became Albert V, Duke of Austria, through inheritance before later ruling as Albert II.

Albert I of Germany

Royal · Born 1255 · Holy Roman Empire

Albert I of Habsburg was best known as King of Germany from 1298 until his assassination in 1308. He was also Duke of Austria and Styria from 1282, and was the eldest son of King Rudolf I of Germany and Gertrude of Hohenberg.

Albrecht von Haller

Politician · Born 1708 · Switzerland

Albrecht von Haller, often known as Albert von Haller, was a Swiss scientist best known as a pioneer of modern physiology. He was also an anatomist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer, and poet.

Albert the Bear

Politician · Born 1100 · Duchy of Saxony

Albert the Bear was best known as the first margrave of Brandenburg, ruling from 1157 until his death in 1170. He was also briefly duke of Saxony from 1138 to 1142.

Albert I, Prince of Monaco

Politician · Born 1848 · France

Albert I was best known as the Prince of Monaco and also became widely respected for his work in oceanography and scientific exploration. He ruled Monaco from 1889 until 1922 and devoted much of his life to advancing marine science and exploration.

Albert Brooks

Actor · Born 1947 · United States

Albert Brooks is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter best known for films like Broadcast News and Drive. Born Albert Lawrence Einstein on July 22, 1947, he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Broadcast News and has been widely praised for his dramatic work in Drive.

Albert Dupontel

Actor · Born 1964 · France

Albert Dupontel is a French actor, director, and screenwriter best known for films like Bernie, 9 Month Stretch, and Bye Bye Morons. He originally studied medicine like his father, but left it for theater after becoming disillusioned with hospital life.

Albert Mol

Actor · Born 1917 · Kingdom of the Netherlands

Albert Mol was best known in the Netherlands as an actor and television personality. He was also a Dutch author.

Albert Hammond, Jr.

Musician · Born 1980 · United States

Albert Hammond, Jr. is a musician best known as the guitarist for the American rock band The Strokes. He has also released solo albums, including 'Yours to Keep' and 'Como Te Llama?'. His work with The Strokes includes popular songs like 'Last Nite' and 'Reptilia'.

Albert Dekker

Actor · Born 1905 · United States

Albert Dekker was an American actor best known for his role in the film 'Dr. Cyclops'. He also appeared in 'The Killers' and 'East of Eden'.

Albert Heath

Musician · Born 1935 · United States

Albert "Tootie" Heath was an American jazz hard bop drummer best known for co-founding the Heath Brothers with Stanley Cowell, Jimmy Heath, and Percy Heath in 1975. He was the brother of jazz greats Jimmy Heath and Percy Heath, and he became a respected figure in modern jazz through his work with the Heath Brothers.

Albert Lee

Musician · Born 1943 · United Kingdom

Albert Lee is best known as an English guitarist celebrated for his fast fingerstyle and hybrid picking. Over his long career, he has worked in the studio and on tour with major artists across many genres, including Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, and the Everly Brothers.

Al Freeman Jr.

Actor · Born 1934 · United States

Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr., better known as Al Freeman Jr., was an American actor, director, and educator best known for playing Captain Ed Hall on the soap opera One Life to Live and Elijah Muhammad in the film Malcolm X. He also appeared in The Electric Company.

Albert Hackett

Actor · Born 1900 · United States

Albert Hackett was an American screenwriter, dramatist, and actor best known for his writing collaborations with his wife, Frances Goodrich. Together, they worked on major films including It's a Wonderful Life, Father of the Bride, and the first three Thin Man movies.

Albert Paulsen

Actor · Born 1925 · Ecuador

Albert Paulsen was an Ecuadorian-American actor best known for his many roles in American television from the 1960s onward, often playing European characters. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, as Albert Paulson Andrade, he built a long screen career with appearances in series such as Mission: Impossible, Star Trek, and The Twilight Zone.

Albert Mangelsdorff

Musician · Born 1928 · Germany

Albert Mangelsdorff was a German jazz trombonist best known for his pioneering work in free jazz and for innovating multiphonics on the trombone. Active for decades, he became one of the most influential European jazz musicians of his time.

Albert Espinosa

Actor · Born 1973 · Spain

Albert Espinosa is a Spanish writer and screenwriter best known for creating stories like Red Band Society and The Yellow World. Trained as an industrial engineer, he has also worked as a playwright, actor, film director, and newspaper columnist for El Periódico de Catalunya.

Æthelbert II

Royal · Born 725 · Kingdom of Kent

Æthelbert II was a king of Kent in the 8th century, known for his rule during a turbulent period in the kingdom's history. He ascended to the throne around 725 and was involved in various conflicts with neighboring regions. His reign is noted for its challenges and the eventual decline of Kent's power.

Albert Kalonji

Royal · Born 1929 · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Albert Kalonji was best known as a Congolese politician who led South Kasai during the Congo Crisis. A businessman and member of the Luba ya Kasai nobility, he was elected Mulopwe of the Baluba ya Kasai and later became king of the Federated State of South Kasai.

Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Albert	II, Prince of Monaco	Grace Kelly	television actor	★★★★★

Albert – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Germany	Boys	2025	#1	—	423
BI		0	#7	6	425
KR	Girls	0	#15	1	572
FJ	Boys	0	#17	1	603
BW		0	#19	1	960
AL	Boys	0	#20	943	5,122
KR	Boys	0	#23	5	897
BF	Boys	0	#24	3	439
SI	Boys	0	#25	384	3,402
AL		0	#26	52	2,372
BN		0	#28	5	2,297
SV	Boys	0	#28	1	352
ID		0	#29	11	2,238
BI	Boys	0	#30	14	917
NA		0	#30	4	2,537
HT	Boys	0	#31	4	903
MT		0	#32	12	1,767
MD		0	#33	2	434
TM	Boys	0	#34	3	614
CM		0	#35	21	2,592
EE		0	#35	3	1,051
NL	Boys	2014	#36	58	79
DJ	Boys	0	#36	1	657
PH	Boys	0	#36	764	11,440
GE		0	#41	4	997
GH	Boys	0	#45	1,317	8,138
PH		0	#45	52	5,607
MO		0	#48	5	2,706
Iceland	Boys	0	#50	25	131
PR		0	#50	6	1,497
Norway	Boys	2025	#51	116	444
HN	Boys	0	#51	2	749
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
LU		0	#61	6	2,830
CN		0	#62	24	3,857
ID	Boys	0	#62	74	4,130
SI		0	#62	18	1,612
CM	Boys	0	#64	1,893	12,054
Spain	Boys	0	#67	10,748	5,610
MT	Boys	0	#67	145	4,064
IN		0	#68	4	2,963
TW		0	#68	33	4,523
JP		0	#71	7	4,057
MV	Boys	0	#72	8	3,375
TW	Boys	0	#72	279	7,111
QA		0	#73	28	7,011
BW	Boys	0	#74	80	4,685
JM		0	#75	13	3,714
AO		0	#77	1	2,729
RU	Boys	0	#78	1,962	12,621
MD	Boys	0	#79	3	756
RS		0	#80	5	923
BN	Boys	0	#83	51	6,332
GH		0	#86	205	5,396
Spain		0	#88	877	2,326
HU	Boys	0	#88	128	3,954
LT		0	#88	1	949
GE	Boys	0	#89	21	2,055
KZ		0	#90	5	1,452
NL	Boys	0	#92	5,644	5,873
HK	Boys	0	#95	1,680	12,905
EE	Boys	0	#96	30	2,087
GR	Boys	0	#99	227	6,912
HU		0	#99	16	1,675
KW		0	#101	16	5,216
PL	Boys	0	#101	870	6,459
SG	Boys	0	#101	1,526	17,960
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
NA	Boys	0	#104	144	6,830
OM		0	#104	13	6,215
GE	Girls	0	#107	2	1,564
MO	Boys	0	#107	131	5,842
LT	Boys	0	#108	46	2,166
ZA	Boys	0	#109	5,510	25,619
MY	Boys	0	#112	3,284	25,439
PR	Boys	0	#112	70	2,508
Sweden	Boys	2022	#117	67	1,509
PA		0	#117	14	3,797
CN	Boys	0	#119	279	9,639
Austria	Boys	0	#120	696	2,180
EC		0	#120	2	2,502
CY	Girls	0	#125	1	3,755
JM	Boys	0	#125	180	6,876
LU	Boys	0	#125	99	4,970
CY	Boys	0	#127	5	3,473
AZ	Boys	0	#128	4	1,400
GR		0	#128	8	3,911
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#130	8	1,769
RS	Boys	0	#130	25	2,277
SG		0	#135	144	11,010
MU		0	#136	2	3,613
AE		0	#140	38	10,220
RU		0	#144	46	3,641
CR		0	#148	11	5,526
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
CZ	Boys	0	#151	209	6,530
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
HK		0	#161	227	8,483
KZ	Boys	0	#162	153	6,578
SI	Girls	0	#162	13	2,769
NL		0	#163	273	2,481
Austria		0	#164	50	850
HR	Boys	0	#165	109	3,997
MY		0	#167	175	12,352
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
Canada	Boys	2024	#168	145	2,588
CZ		0	#175	11	3,154
HR		0	#176	6	2,081
PS		0	#180	39	5,692
UY		0	#181	2	2,477
DK	Boys	0	#182	156	7,401
PL		0	#185	28	2,600
Belgium	Boys	2017	#189	22	420
BG	Boys	0	#189	31	3,850
IL	Boys	0	#189	809	10,983
LU	Girls	0	#190	1	4,850
AR		0	#191	3	2,915
DK		0	#198	9	5,198
EC	Boys	0	#202	38	3,322
Germany	Boys	0	#204	2,138	5,697
NG		0	#209	56	5,926
SA		0	#211	85	10,560
IR		0	#213	17	4,221
AO	Boys	0	#214	29	5,568
HU	Girls	0	#214	10	3,308
IL		0	#217	58	6,291
AL	Girls	0	#222	6	4,141
CO	Boys	0	#227	2,565	15,656
ZA		0	#227	225	14,421
PS	Boys	0	#231	465	10,655
NA	Girls	0	#232	6	7,146
BD		0	#236	6	5,992
BO	Boys	0	#237	674	9,244
PA	Boys	0	#244	304	9,305
GR	Girls	0	#247	3	6,293
PT		0	#249	2	4,161
PE	Boys	0	#251	1,832	14,506
France	Girls	1953	#253	3	1,001
JP	Boys	0	#259	39	7,909
PE		0	#259	52	6,350
CR	Boys	0	#260	293	10,188
MO	Girls	0	#262	2	7,056
MX	Boys	0	#267	2,045	16,355
Finland	Boys	2026	#269	1,019	3,552
AF	Boys	0	#270	5	3,535
NG	Boys	0	#270	1,778	16,906
JM	Girls	0	#277	2	7,507
Finland	Boys	0	#287	147	2,041
TW	Girls	0	#287	3	8,139
GT	Boys	0	#288	202	7,625
GT		0	#288	27	5,948
Finland		0	#290	18	830
BO		0	#293	89	6,868
GH	Girls	0	#301	24	6,973
AR	Boys	0	#304	183	7,628
MU	Boys	0	#309	49	8,477
France	Boys	2021	#314	75	2,865
CL	Boys	0	#315	603	13,390
BR		0	#323	23	5,969
DK	Girls	0	#328	2	7,429
IT	Boys	0	#329	3,558	10,046
PT	Boys	0	#330	38	7,951
KZ	Girls	0	#331	2	5,862
MU	Girls	0	#341	11	8,539
QA	Girls	0	#341	3	15,378
IR	Boys	0	#342	246	10,162
Germany		0	#345	95	2,542
UY	Boys	0	#345	55	5,922
CZ	Girls	0	#349	3	5,378
JO	Boys	0	#355	23	7,057
CN	Girls	0	#357	3	8,829
SD	Girls	0	#358	1	7,678
EG		0	#360	41	6,387
PL	Girls	0	#361	4	5,096
MX		0	#366	48	8,339
CO		0	#368	114	7,768
YE		0	#370	12	8,639
CL		0	#381	31	6,867
OM	Girls	0	#387	10	15,987
QA	Boys	0	#387	346	18,093
BD	Girls	0	#404	3	8,413
SD	Boys	0	#404	42	10,523
PH	Girls	0	#421	9	13,098
BH		0	#458	96	17,937
LB		0	#458	208	13,263
KW	Boys	0	#467	320	18,755
RU	Girls	0	#475	24	11,913
GT	Girls	0	#495	11	7,500
LY		0	#495	41	12,703
United States	Boys	2024	#496	467	7,044
BR	Boys	0	#497	280	12,213
BD	Boys	0	#499	78	10,045
CM	Girls	0	#501	40	11,671
KW	Girls	0	#503	13	19,177
PA	Girls	0	#515	4	9,861
IQ	Girls	0	#522	4	11,303
EG	Boys	0	#526	417	15,035
UY	Girls	0	#534	3	6,731
AE	Girls	0	#539	15	20,968
IR	Girls	0	#540	6	8,334
PS	Girls	0	#543	5	10,981
IT		0	#549	168	4,183
SA	Boys	0	#559	1,908	28,008
SG	Girls	0	#568	19	18,916
CR	Girls	0	#571	3	11,342
NG	Girls	0	#573	223	15,093
IQ	Boys	0	#590	78	13,071
OM	Boys	0	#593	301	17,948
AE	Boys	0	#594	590	22,615
HK	Girls	0	#606	10	16,104
IL	Girls	0	#608	10	11,648
AR	Girls	0	#630	1	8,289
BO	Girls	0	#646	6	9,488
IN	Girls	0	#649	6	13,121
SY		0	#661	68	11,684
TN		0	#758	72	13,765
IN	Boys	0	#779	225	16,750
Germany	Girls	0	#818	21	4,949
MA		0	#824	312	20,986
CL	Girls	0	#838	14	14,098
SA	Girls	0	#892	44	25,931
United States	Girls	2004	#911	6	9,828
NL	Girls	0	#928	28	5,933
PE	Girls	0	#933	11	14,861
Spain	Girls	0	#938	46	5,561
MY	Girls	0	#961	34	24,821
DZ		0	#971	206	20,130
ZA	Girls	0	#981	161	25,928
BR	Girls	0	#990	3	12,708
TR		0	#992	220	19,440
EG	Girls	0	#1,006	4	14,742
CO	Girls	0	#1,053	26	16,140
MX	Girls	0	#1,134	50	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,383	64	9,415

Albert is popular in 101 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Norway

Ireland

Canada

Scotland, United Kingdom

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

Germany

England & Wales, United Kingdom

Brussels, Belgium

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

New York City (Hispanic), United States

Wallonia, Belgium

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

Flanders, Belgium

Austria

Belgium

Germany

Spain

Finland

Iceland

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