Albie

What Albie means

Diminutive of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”

diminutive of the male given name Albert || From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name.

Source: Wiktionary, “Albie” (revision 92426594) and “Albert” (revision 94534372), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Albie?

US: New in the last 10 years. England & Wales: Rising: up from #107 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2023, when 32 boys got the name (#3566 that year). First in the US records in 1916.

How common

• About 1 in 65,695 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 160 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 160 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NY (0.07 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Albie is #4050 in the US and #21 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 81.2% of US babies named Albie were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

If you like Albie

Boys

• Otto#277“wealth, riches”^*
• Conrad#417“bold, brave + counsel”^*
• Hugh#732“heart, mind”^*
• Bo#449Swedish, from Old Norse Búi, meaning “dweller, long-time resident”^*
• Alonzo#511Editor’s note Up from #527 in 2015 to #511 in 2025 in the US
• Everett#77Same root as Everard, meaning “wild boar + hard, brave”^*

For a sister

• Amalia#566“vigor, bravery”^*
• Adaline#208Form of Adela, meaning “noble”^*
• Louisa#694Form of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Astrid#376Danish, from Old Norse Ástríðr, meaning “god + beautiful, originally…^*
• Ada#219“noble”^*
• Evelina#778Editor’s note Up from #1,354 in 2015 to #778 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Germanic, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Albie’s. Rank is US 2025.