Alban Boy
How popular is Alban?
#10,691 boy name in 2025
6 baby boys were named Alban in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
655living people named Alban (est.)
27median age of people named Alban
1,000babies named Alban since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Alban popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,691 for boys (▼ 3864 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #12,016 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (25 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,599 in 1915 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alban counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Albin family of names ranked #3,659 for boys in 2025 (#3,876 the year before), with 20 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Albin | 14 | 70% |
| Alban | 6 | 30% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Alban by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 84 | #1,599 |
| 1920s | 135 | #1,839 |
| 1930s | 71 | #2,050 |
| 1940s | 53 | #2,605 |
| 1950s | 54 | #2,679 |
| 1960s | 59 | #2,981 |
| 1970s | 24 | #3,961 |
| 1980s | 58 | #3,726 |
| 1990s | 150 | #3,160 |
| 2000s | 135 | #3,731 |
| 2010s | 122 | #4,001 |
| 2020s | 55 | #5,557 |
Boy names about as popular as Alban
Questions
- Is Alban a boy or girl name?
- Alban is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alban were boys.
- How popular is the name Alban?
- 6 baby boys were named Alban in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
- When was Alban most popular?
- Alban peaked in 2012, when 25 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,599 in 1915.
- How many people are named Alban?
- 1,000 babies have been named Alban in the US since 1880. We estimate about 655 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.