Alban is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alban in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2133
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About the Name Alban
Alban has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 123 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #974 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Alban is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alban in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Alban
Alban Lafont — Alban-Marc Lafont is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos, on loan from Ligue 1 club Nantes.
Alban Berg Quartett — The Alban Berg Quartett (ABQ) was a string quartet founded in Vienna, named after the composer Alban Berg.
Alban Maginness — Alban Maginness is a Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North from 1998 to 2016.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alban
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Alban per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alban in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alban is declining: down 498 places since 2020, to #2,133 in 2025. It peaked at #974 in 2019.
Alban is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alban include: Alban Lafont, Alban Maginness and Saint Alban. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alban does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Albans in the wild.
11
UK babies named Alban (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 498 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alban
Almost certainly the only Alban in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alban
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alban Maginness is a Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North from 1998 to 2016.
Saint Alban (; Latin: Albanus) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the protomartyr of Britain.