Name meaning & stats
Alban
Alban. 710 US babies since 1940, peak 2012. Notable Albans are 1.6× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2012
710 US babies were named Alban between 1940 and 2025.
Alban around the world
- France: 29,435 babies since 1900, peak 2007, No. 159 in 2025
- Belgium: 404 babies since 1995, peak 2022, No. 522 in 2025
- Sweden: 27 babies since 1998, peak 2011, No. 1,530 in 2022
- England & Wales: 356 babies since 1996, peak 2019, No. 2,131 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Albans end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.6× | Medium · 23 people |
| Politician | 1.4× | Medium · 21 people |
| Actor | 1.2× | Low · 8 people |
| Writer | 1.2× | Low · 7 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Albans show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 4 Albins spell it Alban
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2012)