The name Albert grew enormously in popularity towards the end of the 19 th century,as a consequence of the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert. It does not appear in the list of the top 50 names in 1800,but it had reached the top 10 by 1900. Surprisingly,Victoria was never intensively used in the 19 th century, probably because of the special respect in which this Queen was held, though it became popular during the 1940s.