Alberto
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Italian or Spanish, equivalent to English Albert. Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Alberto (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 267 |
| 2000 | 282 |
| 2001 | 298 |
| 2002 | 298 |
| 2003 | 299 |
| 2004 | 306 |
| 2005 | 310 |
| 2006 | 315 |
| 2007 | 326 |
| 2008 | 336 |
| 2009 | 346 |
| 2010 | 358 |
| 2011 | 375 |
| 2012 | 394 |
| 2013 | 400 |
| 2014 | 419 |
| 2015 | 430 |
| 2016 | 445 |
| 2017 | 463 |
| 2018 | 480 |
| 2019 | 487 |
| 2020 | 482 |
Alberto in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Alberto.Hi! My name is Alberto.
- Alberto har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Alberto has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Alberto kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Alberto is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Albertos mamma är lärare.Alberto's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Albertos mamma is Alberto's mum.
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Questions about Alberto
How do you pronounce Alberto in Swedish?
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What does the name Alberto mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Italian or Spanish, equivalent to English Albert. Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto.
How popular is Alberto in Sweden?
2 babies were named Alberto in 2022. In 2020, 482 people in Sweden had Alberto as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.