Alban

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Албан in MK North Macedonia, KZ Kazakhstan, KG Kyrgyzstan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Alban is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name61K records spelled Alban13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Albàn, Albän, Albãn, Älbän, Albǎn

• Albanian given name19K records spelled Alban7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Albania, Kosovo, Italy, United States

  Also written Álban, Àlbañ, Albán, Ãlbåñ, Albàn

• a separate given name4.6K records spelled Alban3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Ecuador, United Kingdom

  Also written Albán, Albān

• Hindi given name1.4K records spelled Alban5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, United Kingdom, Italy

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Albãn, Albán

• Norwegian Bokmål given name1.2K records spelled Alban9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, United States

  Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Swedish

  Also written Albán

• Catalan given name1.1K records spelled Alban2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain

  Also written Albán

64 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Alban is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, from Latin Albanus ‘of Alba’ (name of the first British martyr); first attested Albanus filius Willelmi 1212 (Cur, Y)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In Irish, Short form of Latin Albanus, from albus ‘white’; linked with Saint Alban, first English martyr.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In French, Latin Albanus, meaning 'from Alba/white'; used as a Christian name.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In English, Latin origin; means “white” or “light of dawn.” Used for men.

  as a name·Tên Họ Người Việt Nam

• In English, Albanus filius Willelmi 1212 Cur (Y); Walter Alban 1250 Fees (Bk); Adam Albon 1275 SRWo; Hugh Alybon 1297 Coram (Db); William Albon, Albone 1376 LLB G; William Albanes 1379 PTY; William Alybone 1397 FrY. Latin Albanus ‘of Alba’, the name of the first British martyr. St. Albans is recorded as Seynt Albones in 1421 (PN Herts 87).

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

EC INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) — 125 years between 1900–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Alban Bergb. 1885ATAustrian composer (1885–1935)
• Alain-Fournierb. 1886FRnot in their usual nameFrench writer
• Dr. Albanb. 1957NGNigerian-Swedish dentist, musician
• Alban Bushib. 1973ALAlbanian footballer
• Alban Ukajb. 1980XKBosnian actor
• Alban Lenoirb. 1980FRFrench actor
• Alban Ivanovb. 1984FRFrench actor and comedian
• Alban Préaubertb. 1985FRFrench figure skater
• Alban Hoxhab. 1987ALAlbanian professional footballer
• Alban Lafontb. 1999BFFrench-Ivorian footballer (born 1999)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 704 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Alban?

We estimate roughly 37 thousand people bear Alban (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Alban have the most bearers?

We estimate about 29 thousand people bear Alban in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled alban.

Where is Alban most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Alban is densest in Albania — about 1 in 905 people — even though France holds more of our records for it.

How common is Alban compared with other names?

In France, Alban is the 479th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Alban a male or female name?

Alban is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Alban mean?

Recorded meaning: from the male personal name Alban, from Latin Albanus, literally ‘person from Alba’