Albany
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Albany
A capital place-name possibility.
Albany for girls#8886 US
Not yet on the place-name map, this name has Shakespearean ties via the Duke Of Albany character in King Lear.
Pronounced AWL-buh-nee.
As of October 2026, Albany ranked #4209 in US births in 1926 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #4,896 | 28 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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