Alben — boys' name

What the Data Says About Alben

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Alben between 1915 and 2003, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alben currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alben performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Alben shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alben in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alben in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 204 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.