A reliable meaning for Albus isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Albus through the years
Babies since 1880
89
89 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2020
16 babies
2025
8
#8,943 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−32%
Easing
Albus in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2016–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,943 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 712 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Albus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Albus has a later derivative in Albina. In Latin usage, Albus has a later derivative in Albin. In Latin usage, Albus has a later derivative in Ailbín.