Laben as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Laben

What is the meaning of the name Laben ?

The baby name Laben is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAY-ben (ˈleɪbən),LAH-ben (ˈlɑːbən).

Laben is Hebrew in Origin.

Laben is a rare anglicized variant of Laban, from Hebrew Lavan meaning “white, fair, shining.” In the Hebrew Bible, Laban the Aramean is the father of Leah and Rachel and Jacob’s father-in-law, situating the name within the Genesis narratives. The sense of “white” echoes the Hebrew color term lavan, connoting purity and brightness in Semitic tradition.

In English-speaking contexts the standard form is Laban; Laben appears in 18th–19th-century American records, often through phonetic or clerical variation, and remains uncommon today. Related forms include Lavan (modern Hebrew), Labán (Spanish), and the nickname Labe; Lavon is a later Israeli surname/given-name sometimes linked to the same root. The name saw modest circulation among Protestant and Quaker communities during the Puritan and colonial periods and surfaces occasionally in Scandinavian use. Contemporary parents who choose Laben often favor its biblical resonance and distinctive, vintage character.

⚙ Laben is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Laben appears only 21 times in total — found in 9 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.