Boys' name · since 1880
Albin
4,431 babies named Albin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,930 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,148 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,431
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
4,431 babies have been named Albin since 1880, making it today's #6148 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albin has been recorded 4,431 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #6148 nationally and more common than 56% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,930 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,148 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,431 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Albin ranks #1,930 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,148 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,431 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,930 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,148 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,431
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Albin's 4,431 recorded births place it above 95.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Albin compares
4,431 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Albin's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Albin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,431 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 157 | 34 | 22,252 |
Albin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Albin's full recorded timeline at 1952, 23% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 77% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 157 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Albin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Albin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,136 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Albin's strongest decade.
1,136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Albin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 114
1880s
114 births
- 1890s 167
1890s
167 births
- 1900s 145
1900s
145 births
- 1910s
1910s
928 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,136 births
- 1930s
1930s
499 births
- 1940s 388
1940s
388 births
- 1950s 255
1950s
255 births
- 1960s 156
1960s
156 births
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 175
2000s
175 births
- 2010s 134
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,136 births (26% of all-time use).
How Albin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Albin's total volume
Albin by state
Where Albin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 304 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 233 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 200 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 181 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 173 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 166 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 150 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 120 | 2.7% |
304 of 4,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Albin appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Albin's data
- Albin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,136 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Albins (304 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Albin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Albin 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.