Alberta
Meaning
feminine form of Albert, 'noble and bright'
Alberta's name family
One shared root links 4 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic Adalbert "noble and bright", revived across Europe and cemented by Victoria's consort
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alberta peaked in the 1900s and the 1910s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
939 people · the #8,648 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 43
Among people named Alberta living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Alberta
Most people given the name Alberta in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Alberta you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Alberta deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Alberta truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Alberta fits with your family’s names and surname.
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