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Alby

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #387 to #3036.200020052010201520202025#387#3036
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2020
1997#1454
1998#1110
1999#2097
2000#3036
2001#1949
2002#2254
2003#1629
2004#1878
2005#1299
2006#1347
2007#1125
2008#1403
2009#1099
2010#1109
2011#1045
2012#852
2013#684
2014#659
2015#518
2016#387
2017#469
2018#427
2019#501
2020#587
2021#539
2022#439
2023#508
2024#702
2025#896

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

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #535 among boys in Scotland, #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #702 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2019–2023

    Highest recorded position: #334 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2019–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #896 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #334 in Northern Ireland in 2020.

Alby'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#89635HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#70251HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#50877HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#43992HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#53972HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#58761HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#50178HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#42798HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#46987HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#387117HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#51875HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#65951HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#68448HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#85236HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#104525HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#110924HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#109923HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#140316HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#112521HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#134715HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#129915HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#18788HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#16299HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#22545HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#111012HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#14548HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4966HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#5355HighVerified

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

Where Alby is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Alby, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2016Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2020Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2020ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#387 in 2016
Republic of Ireland2016–20249#496 in 2020
Northern Ireland2019–20234#334 in 2020
Scotland20241#535 in 2024
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What is known about Alby

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #334 in Northern Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.