Albany

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Albany: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Albany: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,970 in 1999, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1970highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2350
1997	#2738
1998	#3142
1999	#1970
2001	#3998
2002	#2868
2003	#2727
2004	#3725
2005	#3382
2007	#3667
2012	#4838
2013	#4739
2014	#3514
2015	#3615
2016	#3609
2017	#3583
2021	#4634
2024	#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

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What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 18 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1970 among girls in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Albany by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Albany in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	23	4 of 10	6
2000sbusiest	28	6 of 10	5
2010s	32	6 of 10	5
2020s	7	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Albany appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1970 in England and Wales in 1999.

Albany's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#3583	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3609	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#3615	6	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#3514	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3667	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3725	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2727	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2868	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3998	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1970	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#3142	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2738	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#2350	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,970, first reached in 1999.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in England and Wales in 1999.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
6 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,891position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 1999Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Alberta · #2189, 26y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Hadeel · #1970, 19y
Keturah · #1970, 22y
Parisha · #1970, 17y
Bess · #1966, 20y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Hadeel · #1970, 19y
Keturah · #1970, 22y
Parisha · #1970, 17y
Bess · #1966, 20y

Albany and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Albany without appearing here.

Albany moved ahead of

Helene Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4838 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #3514 and #5691.
Rian Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4838 and #4838 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #3514 and #5691.
Therese Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4838 and #4838 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #3514 and #5691.
Tyler Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3514 and #3160 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #3615 and #5730.

Moved ahead of Albany

Meabh Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3583 and #4063 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #1286.
Blake Compare
In 2011 they stood at #3667 and #5201 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #4838 and #1893.
Mila Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1970 and #2189 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #3998 and #1107.
Ada Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1970 and #2189 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #3998 and #1520.

Moved the opposite way to Albany

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Albany went from #2350 to #5891 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Albany went from #2350 to #5891 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Albany went from #2350 to #5891 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Albany went from #2350 to #5891 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Albany

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Albany went from #2350 to #5891 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Albany went from #2350 to #5891 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Albany went from #2350 to #5891 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Albany went from #2350 to #5891 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Pronunciation
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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1970 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Albany

Albany at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Albany by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Albany appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Albany and the names beside it

Albany moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Albany

Moved the opposite way to Albany

Moved the same way as Albany

Albany at a glance

Albany by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Albany appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Albany and the names beside it

Albany moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Albany

Moved the opposite way to Albany

Moved the same way as Albany