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Alberta

Pronounced AE0 L B ER1 T AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1919
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Alberta?

Alberta is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 70,754 children — the 451st most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 86 births across the past decade, against a peak of 2,017 in a single year. That peak was in 1919.

06251,2501,8752,50018901920195019802010
1919Girls: 2,017Boys: 9

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AE0 L B ER1 T AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Alberta

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Alberta

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Alberta?
Alberta ranks 451st among girls' names in US records, with 70,754 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 86.
Is Alberta a unisex name?
No. Alberta is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Alberta most popular?
1919, when 2,017 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.