Is Albany a boy or girl name?

Albany is a girl’s name. Of the 730 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.

Albany

Recorded 1926–2025 · United States

Albany was most popular in 2007, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,094 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 730 people named Albany.

Albany over time

Births per year. The dot marks Albany’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Albany a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Albany is a girl’s name — 99.3% of the 730 Americans given it were girls and 0.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org