Albin

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Альбін in UA Ukraine, Альбин in RU Russia and Albín in SK Slovakia.

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 18 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◐

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

• Spanish given name26K records spelled Albin10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Costa Rica, Venezuela, United States, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Albín, Albiñ, Álbin, Albìn

• Swedish given name10K records spelled Albin6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Norway, United States, Denmark

  Languages: Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål, Danish

  Also written Albín

• Hindi given name5.5K records spelled Albin3 spellings in the group

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

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Albín

• Croatian given name4.0K records spelled Albin15 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, North Macedonia, United States, Sweden

  Languages: Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian

  Also written Албин, Albinus, Albiñ, Albín

• Albanian given name3.4K records spelled Albin8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Albania, Kosovo, Italy, Slovenia

  Also written Albîn, Álbiń, Albìñ, Albïn, Albïñ

• a separate given name2.2K records spelled Albin2 spellings in the group

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

  Also written Albín

50 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●

Albin 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 Old French/Latin Albin, Albinus, a derivative of Latin albus ‘white’; first attested Albinus 1148–53 Bury (Suffolk)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In French, From Latin Albinus, related to albus 'white'.

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

• In English, Albinus 1148–53 Bury (Sf), Hy 2 Gilb (L); Obin Kinel 1202 AssL; Roger Albin 1194 P (Wo); Gilbert Aubin 1210 Cur (Nf); John Obin, James Aubyn 1275 SRWo. OFr Albin, Aubin, Lat Albinus, a derivative of albus ‘white’.

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In French, Origine latine, « blanc »; aussi lié au grec Alcibiade (général du Ve s. av. J.-C.).

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

• In French, Latin albus « white ».

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

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●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 144 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Albinus of Angersb. 469FRnot in their usual nameFrench abbot and bishop
• Albin Hallerb. 1849FRFrench chemist (1849–1925)
• Albin Lermusiauxb. 1874FRFrench athlete (1874-1940)
• Per Albin Hanssonb. 1885SESwedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 1932–1936 and 1936–1946 (1885–1946)
• Albin Stenroosb. 1889FIFinnish long distance runner (1889–1971)
• Hanns Albin Rauterb. 1895ATGerman general (1895-1949)
• Raoul Salanb. 1899FRnot in their usual nameFrench general (1899–1984)
• Albin Kurtib. 1975XKPrime Minister of Kosovo since 2021
• Albin Pelakb. 1981BABosnian association football player
• Albin Ekdalb. 1989SESwedish association football player (born 1989)

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 · 565 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Albin?

We estimate roughly 44 thousand people bear Albin (counting its spellings and scripts) across 14 countries in our records.

In which country does Albin have the most bearers?

We estimate about 25 thousand people bear Albin in Sweden, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled albin.

Where is Albin most common?

Albin is densest in Sweden, where the national register counts about 1 in 403 people carrying it.

How common is Albin compared with other names?

In Sweden, Albin is the 484th most common given name of 36,824 given names recorded there.

Is Albin a male or female name?

Albin 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 Albin mean?

Recorded meaning: from the medieval male personal name Albin, from Latin Albmus, literally 'white one'.