Given name
Albertina
“one who is noble and bright”·“noble and bright”
In English use, Albertina is a diminutive of Albert. One German interpretation is “one who is noble and bright.” Albertina is a variant of Alberta. In German use, Alberta carries the interpretation “noble and bright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Albertina is a diminutive of Albert. One German interpretation is “one who is noble and bright.” Albertina is a variant of Alberta. In German use, Alberta carries the interpretation “noble and bright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Albertina is a diminutive of Albert. An origin associated with Albert is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Albertina is a feminine form of Albert. In English usage, Albertina is a diminutive of Albert.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Albertina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,651
- 0 boys · 1,651 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,546 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Albertina’s family of names
In English usage, Albertina has a diminutive in Tina. In Swedish usage, Albertina is a feminine form of Albert. Albertina has a related form in Alberta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Albertina has relatives in 5 languages.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Albertina
- Albertina SisuluSouth African anti–apartheid activist (1918-2011)
- Albertina CarriArgentine film directorborn 1973
- Albertina CarlssonSwedish zoologist (1848-1930)
- Albertina KassomaAngolan handball playerborn 1996
- Albertina BerkenbrockBrazilian blessed (1919–1931)
- Albertina RaschAustrian-American dancer1891–1967
- Albertina IvanovaMari poetborn 1954
- Albertina de Oliveira CostaBrazilian sociologist and feministborn 1943
- Albertina DiasPortuguese athletics competitor (born 1965)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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