The name Albany is an ancient and literary Celtic name for Scotland, north of the Firth of Forth (east) and Firth of Clyde (west). Variants are Alban and Albin. Other uses probably derive from this.

Albany most commonly used as the name of the New York state capital. See Albany, New York

Albany is also the name of a number of other cities:

Australia

• Albany, Western Australia and its electoral district, the electoral district of Albany

Canada

• Albany, Nova Scotia
• Albany, Ontario
• Albany, Prince Edward Island

New Zealand

• Albany, New Zealand

United States

• Albany, California
• Albany, Georgia
• Albany, Illinois
• Albany Township, Illinois
• Albany, Indiana
• Albany, Iowa
• Albany, Kentucky
• Albany, Louisiana
• Albany Township, Maine
• Albany, Minnesota
• Albany Township, Minnesota
• Albany, Missouri
• Albany Township, Nebraska
• Albany, New Hampshire
• Albany, New York (the state capital)
• Albany, Ohio
• Albany, Oklahoma
• Albany, Oregon
• Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
• Albany Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
• Albany, Tennessee
• Albany, Texas
• Albany, Vermont
• Albany (village), Wisconsin
• Albany (town), Green County, Wisconsin
• Albany, Pepin County, Wisconsin
• Albany County, New York
• Albany County, Wyoming

South Africa

• Albany, South Africa

(In addition, there are a number of places named New Albany.)