Alben is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.
Alben is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Alben was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1938 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #10,945 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #10,408 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,047 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,198 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #7,937 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,054 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,044 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #3,359 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #3,955 |
| 1956 | 9 | — | #2,801 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,146 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,369 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #2,438 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | #2,226 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #2,864 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #2,943 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,160 |
| 1938 | 19 | — | #1,560 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,179 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,152 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,080 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,210 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,180 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #4,319 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #3,527 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | #2,969 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #2,885 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #3,831 |