How Many People Are Named Alban?
An estimated 664 people in the United States have the first name Alban. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Alban peaked in popularity in 2012 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alban as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alban paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
664
About 1 in 516,196 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2012
25 births
Total Registered
994
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alban
Alban is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 994 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alban as a male name
Ranked #6,829 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (25 births)
Alban: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alban span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 150 babies were registered. While Alban is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alban by Decade
How has Alban tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alban by State
Alban + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alban as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alban
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alban: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alban?
We estimate approximately 664 people named Alban are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 516,196 Americans share this first name.
Is Alban a common name?
Alban is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 994 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alban most popular?
Alban reached peak popularity in 2012, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alban is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alban a male name?
Alban is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alban Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alban Smith, Alban Johnson, Alban Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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