Alban
Alban is an Albanian, English, German and French masculine given name. The Albanian female version is Albana.
Meaning & Origin of Alban
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alban is an Albanian, English, German and French masculine given name. The Albanian female version is Albana.
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The Story of Alban
Alban first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 25 Albans were born — ranking #4,003 that year. As of 2026, Alban ranks #6,811 for baby boys with 12 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 994 Albans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Alban
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Saint Alban , the first British martyr, for whom the city of St Albans in England is named
- Saint Alban of Mainz , German martyr
- Saint Alban Roe (1583–1642), English martyr and Benedictine priest
- Alban Ajdini (born 1999), Swiss footballer
- Alban Arnold (1892–1916), English cricketer
- Alban Bagbin (born 1957), Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
- Alban Bensa (1948–2021), French anthropologist
- Alban Beqiri (born 1994), Albanian boxer
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Names that sound like Alban
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About the name Alban
Alban is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 994 births in the dataset. Alban's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #4,003. Use the chart and map above to compare Alban's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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