Albin

Where Albin comes from

Early saints' name, from the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”). In the case of individuals from Germanic nations, partly also from Germanic (cf. Albwin (literally “elf friend”)), of which Alvin is the native English form.
— Wiktionary's entry for Albin
  • Latin
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys — 6 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1891
    Peak, #364
    22 babies named Albin — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #727.
  4. 1975
    Albin Kurti born
    Prime Minister of Kosovo since 2021
  5. 1989
    Albin Ekdal born
    Swedish association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Albin Kurti · Prime Minister of Kosovo since 2021, born 1975
  • Albin Ekdal · Swedish association football player, born 1989
  • Albin Pelak · Bosnian association football player, born 1981
  • Albin Stenroos · Finnish long distance runner, 1889–1971
  • Albin Lermusiaux · French athlete, 1874–1940

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.