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Alban

Boy name · 4 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Alban: 4 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 2023.

Alban draws from both Latin and Gaelic roots, the former meaning “from Alba” (the ancient Italian city Alba Longa) and the latter directly referring to Scotland itself—making it a name with deep historical links to the nation. Its most famous bearer is Saint Alban, Britain’s first recorded Christian martyr in the 3rd century, honoured by the city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, which grew up around the abbey founded on his behalf. The composer Alban Berg brought a modernist edge to the name in the early 1900s, while the Scottish connection lives on in the Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba. A rare but enduring choice, Alban also gave rise to the medieval name Albany.