Alby

#7,208 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Masculine form of Ailbhe

Alby has been given to 105 babies in the U.S. since 1882. In 2025 it ranked #7,208 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2025, with 11 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 86% boys, 14% girls all-time.

Babies named Alby, 2025

1 in 301,000

Alby over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Alby over time

In 2025, Alby went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

18822025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Alby: meaning, origin, and history

Masculine form of Ailbhe

Irish

What Alby means

Alby is a masculine form of Ailbhe.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Anglicized from Irish Ailbhe, name of an Irish saint also anglicized as Albert, and name of heroines in Irish legend.

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Origin, language, and formation

Alby is used in English. Its origins include Irish.

Alby comes through Irish Ailbhe.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ailbhe.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 90 boys were recorded with the name Alby between 1882 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 11 in 2025; its best national rank was #944 in 1882.

In the United States, 15 girls were recorded with the name Alby between 1920 and 1995. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1920; its best national rank was #4,981 in 1920.

How common is Alby?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 301,000; 11 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 155,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #7,208; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 208,901 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Alby sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 208,901 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Alby. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Albys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Alby was born before 2017 — so the typical Alby is around 8 today.

Median birth year: 2017; About 8 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 33.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 65.6%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 69; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 33.3% of all recorded uses (30).

Is Alby rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 100.0%; Peak was 2025 (11)
Years since peak: Peaking now; At its all-time high
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 31.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #944; 1882

Spellings of Alby

Alby is not the most common spelling — Alan is, with 32.3% against Alby's <0.01%.

Alan32.3%363,313
Alex25.4%286,169
Andy8.4%94,185
Alec4.9%55,152
Colby4.8%53,971
Clay3.6%40,252
Toby3.1%34,846
Ali3.1%34,383

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Alby around the world

Where Alby ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1996–2025
#896
in 2025
Scotland
2016–2025
#495
in 2025
Northern Ireland
2019–2023
#395
in 2023
Ireland
2016–2024
#655
in 2024
Canada
2019–2019
#2,943
in 2019
South Australia
1954–2013
#276
in 2013

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Central Statistics Office, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS, NISRA data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Alby by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #7,208
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #944; 1882
Peak year: 2025; 11 that year
First recorded: 1882
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 90
Count in 2025: 11

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,981; 1920
Peak year: 1920; 5 that year
First recorded: 1920
Last recorded: 1995
All-time count: 15
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Alby

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Albi Albus Alba Albie Alberth Albaraa Alben Alber Albon Alban Alborz Elby Albion Albara Albeiro Selby Albee Albin Welby Albaro Alburn Alberta Kohlby Jakolby

Sibling names for Alby

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Leonor Karleigh Rhianna Keren Kendyl Hayleigh Jaiden Shaniya

For a brother

Kale Evans Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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