Boys' name · since 1915
Alben
204 babies named Alben in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,826 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 204
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
204 boys have been named Alben since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alben has 204 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2003.
- #12,826 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 204 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alben ranks #12,826 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 204 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,826 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 204
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Alben's 204 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Alben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alben's SSA record in two at 1949 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2003
- Peak year (1938)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Alben by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Alben's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Alben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (21% of all-time use).
Alben by state
Where Alben concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 22 | 10.8% |
22 of 204 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alben's data
- Alben's decade-level peak was the 1920s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Albens (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~88 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alben draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.