The baby name Alban is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæl.bən/ (AL-bən); Romance variant: /alˈban/ (al-BAN).
Alban is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Alban is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæl.bən/ (AL-bən); Romance variant: /alˈban/ (al-BAN).
Alban is Latin in Origin.
Alban derives from Latin Albanus, meaning “from Alba” or “of the Alban Hills,” the ancient region southeast of Rome associated with Alba Longa. Through folk association with Latin albus (“white, bright”), the name also carries connotations of light or fairness. Its most famous bearer is Saint Alban of Verulamium, venerated as the first British martyr (3rd–4th century), whose cult gave rise to the English city name St Albans and spread the given name across medieval Christendom.
Usage appears in various European languages: Alban (English, French, German), Albán (rare in Spanish), and Albano (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese). The learned Latin form Albanus survives in ecclesiastical contexts, while related cognates include Albin (Polish, German, Scandinavian) and the Provençal/Occitan Auban. The name experienced revival in 19th‑century Britain and enjoys steady, understated popularity in France. Traditional feast days for St Alban are kept on June 22 (some calendars, June 17).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Boys | 0 | #6 | 1,303 | 5,122 |
| AL | 0 | #7 | 87 | 2,372 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #15 | 505 | 3,402 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| SI | 0 | #59 | 21 | 1,612 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #118 | 470 | 2,865 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #130 | 6 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #132 | 6 | 1,769 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 2,277 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #165 | 10 | 2,769 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #168 | 21 | 401 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #169 | 101 | 6,912 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #203 | 20 | 4,141 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #208 | 11 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #255 | 5 | 3,997 |
| France | Girls | 1955 | #262 | 3 | 1,059 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #275 | 15 | 6,578 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #325 | 8 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #346 | 12 | 8,477 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #376 | 67 | 2,180 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #383 | 106 | 10,188 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #415 | 13 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #426 | 12 | 2,542 | |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #452 | 99 | 12,054 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #471 | 11 | 9,305 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #549 | 9 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #570 | 1,456 | 10,046 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #642 | 24 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #644 | 71 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #649 | 34 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #688 | 10 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #732 | 223 | 5,697 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #824 | 97 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #852 | 30 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #881 | 12 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #895 | 57 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #901 | 30 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #904 | 48 | 5,873 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 9 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,068 | 25 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,071 | 41 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,109 | 20 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,123 | 56 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,190 | 22 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,427 | 20 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,584 | 31 | 28,008 |
Alban is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:
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