Albin
Albin is a masculine Polish, Scandinavian, German, French, Albanian, and Slovenian given name, from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". This name may also be a last name. In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden, March 1 is Albin's name day.
Meaning & Origin of Albin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Albin is a masculine Polish, Scandinavian, German, French, Albanian, and Slovenian given name, from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". This name may also be a last name. In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden, March 1 is Albin's name day.
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The Story of Albin
Albin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 157 Albins were born — ranking #479 that year. As of 2026, Albin ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 4K Albins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Albin
Albin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Albin's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #479. Use the chart and map above to compare Albin'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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