Alberico
An Italian masculine name of Germanic origin meaning "bright ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Alberico. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alberico today is around 60 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alberico births was 1971 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alberico. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Alberico. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1971
6 babies that year
Average age
60
years old
1971 SSA rank
#4,381
Tracked since 1971
Census
Alberico in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 141 people with the first name Alberico, which placed it at #46,868 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#46,868
National first-name rank
People counted
141
141 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
53.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alberico
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alberico is Hispanic at 53.9%. The next largest groups are White (44.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alberico described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alberico at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino53.9% · 76
- White44.0% · 62
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 3
Popularity
Alberico: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Alberico by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alberico during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Alberico
The given name Alberico derives from the Germanic languages, originating in the Early Middle Ages around the 6th to 8th centuries AD. It is believed to have roots in the Old High German words "alb" meaning "elf" or "supernatural being" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "power." Thus, the name Alberico can be interpreted as "ruler of the elves" or "powerful elf."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alberico appears in the Carolingian dynasty of the 9th century. Alberico I was a Roman nobleman and the Duke of Spoleto from around 842 to 866 AD. He played a significant role in the power struggles between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire during that period.
Another notable figure bearing the name Alberico was Alberico da Barbiano, an Italian condottiero (mercenary leader) who lived from around 1348 to 1409. He was a renowned military strategist and is credited with helping to establish the first modern professional army in Italy during the Renaissance period.
In the realm of literature, Alberico appears as a character in Dante Alighieri's epic poem "Divine Comedy." Written in the early 14th century, the poem depicts Alberico as a soul trapped in one of the circles of Hell, serving as a symbolic representation of greed and avarice.
During the Middle Ages, the name Alberico was particularly popular among the nobility and ruling classes of Italy and the Holy Roman Empire. One prominent example is Alberico II, who served as the Count of Troyes and Meaux in the late 11th century.
Another historical figure named Alberico was Alberico da Romano, an Italian nobleman and military leader who lived from around 1180 to 1238. He played a significant role in the conflicts between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions in northern Italy during the 13th century.
While the name Alberico has its roots in the Germanic languages, it has been widely adopted and adapted in various cultures and languages over the centuries, particularly in Italy and other parts of Europe where it has a rich historical presence.
People
Alberico + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alberico as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alberico: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alberico?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alberico going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Alberico a common name?
We classify Alberico as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alberico most popular?
The single biggest year for Alberico was 1971, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alberico is about 60 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alberico in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 141 people with the name Alberico, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #46,868 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alberico in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alberico?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alberico appears almost entirely male. Of the 138 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alberico?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alberico is Hispanic at 53.9%. The next largest groups are White (44.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alberico most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Alberico in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.9% (76 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alberico in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alberico a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alberico in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alberico still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alberico in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alberico can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Alberico as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Alberico at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.