Alberto

“Variant of Albert — Noble and bright” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #819 in the US (2025) · 90s

Alberto's best rank, #218, came in 1991; it has settled back to #819 today. Roughly 63,000 boys have been named Alberto since 1882. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the West today.

Around the world: #85 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Albertos

Alberto Moravia — Italian writer and journalist (1907-1990)
Alberto Fujimori — President of Peru from 1990 to 2000
Alberto Fernández — president of Argentina from 2019 to 2023
Alberto Contador — Spanish professional cyclist
Alberto Sordi — Italian actor (1920–2003)

In stories & tradition

Alberto da Giussano — human whose existence is disputed
Alberto Caeiro — heteronym
Alberto Bertorelli — 'Allo 'Allo!

What Albertos become

Among 5,130 notable people named Alberto:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alberto Gonzales, 80th United States Attorney General.

Similar names: Albert · Gerardo · Alfredo · Roberto · Ernesto · Gilberto

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