Given name & surname
Albin
“from the white hill white-”·“from the white hill; whiteskinned”·“one who is white or fair; a man from Alba”
Albin is a variant of Albiany. One Latin interpretation is “from the white hill white-.” Albin is a variant of Albany. One Latin interpretation is “from the white hill; whiteskinned.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Albin is a variant of Albiany. One Latin interpretation is “from the white hill white-.” Albin is a variant of Albany. One Latin interpretation is “from the white hill; whiteskinned.” Albin is a variant of Alban. One Latin interpretation is “one who is white or fair; a man from Alba.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Albin is a variant of Albiany. An origin associated with Albiany is Latin. Albin is a variant of Alban. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Albin developed from ALBUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Albin is a variant of Alban. The history of Alban gives this family its wider story. Alban was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Albin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,431
- 4,431 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 157 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,159 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,159 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 157 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,902 as a first name in 2020; 4,015 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Albin’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Albin has a diminutive in ABBE. In German usage, Albin shares a linguistic root with the English form Alvin. In Slovenian usage, Albin has a related form in ALBINO.
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Around the world
Albin has relatives in 21 languages.
20 related names in 21 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Albin
- Albin KurtiPrime Minister of Kosovo (2020; since 2021)born 1975
- Albin PelakBosnian association football playerborn 1981
- Albin EkdalSwedish association football player (born 1989)
- Albin StenroosFinnish long distance runner (1889–1971)
- Albin LermusiauxFrench athlete (1874-1940)
- Albin VidovićCroatian handball player (1943–2018)
- Albin TahiriKosovo Albanian alpine ski racerborn 1989
- Albinus of AngersFrench abbot and bishop469–550
- Albin KitzingerGerman footballer (1912-1970)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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