Albion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-bee-on
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Albion is a boys' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Albion mean?
Celtic: ancient name for Britain; linked by the Romans to Latin albus, 'white'
The oldest known name for the island of Great Britain, often linked to the white cliffs of Dover.
Is Albion a girl's or a boy's name?
Albion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Albion in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Albion, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Albion in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Albion in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,560 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Albion in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Albion, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Albion in the US since 1880 were born between 1920 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Albion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,742 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,313 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,911 |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,869 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,821 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,445 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,239 |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,051 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,384 |
| 1918 | 16 | #1,997 |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,692 |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,770 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,183 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,686 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,364 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,884 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #906 |
| 1892 | 6 | #955 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 7 | #764 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
| 1881 | 7 | #705 |
| 1880 | 6 | #809 |
Names like Albion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arthur Archie Reuben Otto Leo Harrison Theodore Ollie Albert Henry Oliver Charlie
Names related to Albion
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Albion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/albion, updated 20 October 2026.