How popular is the name Albin?

1,442 US babies were named Albin between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1943.

What careers are people named Albin over-represented in?

Among notable men who are ice hockey players, Albins show up 2.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Albin

Q: How common is the spelling Albin?

The most common spelling: 55% of Albins use it.

Albin. 1,442 US babies since 1940, peak 1943. Notable Albins are 2.2× over-represented as ice hockey players.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1943

1,442 US babies were named Albin between 1940 and 2025.

Albin around the world

Sweden: 14,165 babies since 1998, peak 2003, No. 45 in 2022
France: 5,945 babies since 1900, peak 2021, No. 447 in 2025
Belgium: 80 babies since 1995, peak 2014, No. 1,146 in 2025
England & Wales: 102 babies since 1996, peak 2008, No. 4,213 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Albins end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.8×	High · 25 people
Singer	2.1×	Medium · 10 people
Ice hockey player	2.2×	Medium · 10 people
Actor	1.2×	Low · 7 people

Among notable men who are ice hockey players, Albins show up 2.2× 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

The most common spelling: 55% of Albins use it

Albin 55%
Alban 27%
Albion 13%
Alben 4%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1943)