The baby name Alby is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈælbi/ (AL-bee).
Alby is Albanian in Origin.
The baby name Alby is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈælbi/ (AL-bee).
Alby is Albanian in Origin.
Alby is an English and Irish given name with layered roots. As a diminutive in Britain, it shortens Alban, Albin, or Albert. These draw on Latin albus “white, bright” (via Albanus/Albinus) and on the Germanic elements adal “noble” + beraht “bright” in Albert - so Alby can carry senses of “white, fair” or “noble and bright.” In Ireland, Alby is also an Anglicized form of Ailbhe/Ailbe, names borne by early saints and meaning “bright” or “white.”
Use of Alby as an independent name appears in 19th‑century England and has seen a modern revival alongside Albie in the UK and Australia. Its resonance draws on Saint Alban, Britain’s protomartyr, and St. Albinus, reinforcing the Latin strand. Variants and related forms include Albie, Alban, Albin, Albus, Aubin (French), Albino (Italian/Spanish), and Irish Ailbhe/Ailbe; feminine counterparts include Alba and Ailbhe.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 820 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #250 | 7 | 7,111 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #298 | 27 | 6,973 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2019 | #323 | 5 | 2,618 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| EG | 0 | #339 | 62 | 6,387 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #385 | 955 | 14,742 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #466 | 40 | 7,500 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #501 | 5 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #533 | 4 | 6,731 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #538 | 397 | 15,035 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #549 | 9 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #585 | 15 | 8,289 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #598 | 14 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #598 | 18 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IT | 0 | #636 | 79 | 4,183 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #647 | 1,154 | 10,046 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #831 | 21 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #861 | 21 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #881 | 50 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #881 | 55 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #909 | 12 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #964 | 20 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,044 | 35 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 35 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 33 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,117 | 67 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,146 | 33 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,330 | 117 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,571 | 44 | 28,008 |
Alby is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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