Alban
Alban was the 10741st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 1602nd; the most babies were born in 2012 (25). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,676 places. More babies were named Alban in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,741 boys, up 1,367 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201225 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,000babies recorded
Alban popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,741 | 6 |
| 2020 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2010 | #7,609 | 10 |
| 2000 | #5,303 | 13 |
| 1990 | #3,168 | 19 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,730 | 5 |
| 1960 | #3,080 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,695 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,875 | 7 |
| 1930 | #2,179 | 13 |
| 1920 | #2,766 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alban, counting every spelling?
Alban has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Alban?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alban (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alban born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alban.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alban?
About 600 people born in the US named Alban are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 15 and 40. That makes Alban mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alban: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alban, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alban
How popular is the name Alban?
Alban was the 10741st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 1602nd; the most babies were born in 2012 (25). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,676 places. More babies were named Alban in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Alban a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alban in the US.