NAME PROFILE
Alban
Derived from the Germanic word for a wanderer or traveler; it characterizes someone with an adventurous spirit and a natural curiosity about the world around them.
Key Stats
| Total births | 1,000 |
| Gender | Male (5% / 95%) |
| Peak year | 1990 |
| Peak generation | Millennial |
| First recorded | 1922 |
| Most recent | 2015 |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Origin | — |
| Comeback name | No |
Popularity Trend (1910–2025)
19102025
Top States
NY — 90%MA — 10%AK — 0%MT — 0%ND — 0%
Notable People
Wendell Pierce (Actor, The Wire) · Wendell Willkie (Politician, 1940 Presidential Candidate) · Wendell Berry (Poet, The Unsettling of America) · Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (Supreme Court Justice, The Common Law) · Wendell Carter Jr. (Basketball Player, Orlando Magic)
Nicknames & Diminutives
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