Albin
Meaning and origin
From Latin Albīnus, partly merged with Germanic Albwin, the German equivalent of English Alvin.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Albin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Albin has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2002. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 669 |
| 1999 | 683 |
| 2000 | 731 |
| 2001 | 845 |
| 2002 | 921 |
| 2003 | 921 |
| 2004 | 801 |
| 2005 | 769 |
| 2006 | 749 |
| 2007 | 695 |
| 2008 | 613 |
| 2009 | 602 |
| 2010 | 580 |
| 2011 | 525 |
| 2012 | 480 |
| 2013 | 454 |
| 2014 | 446 |
| 2015 | 413 |
| 2016 | 374 |
| 2017 | 343 |
| 2018 | 321 |
| 2019 | 347 |
| 2020 | 320 |
| 2021 | 304 |
| 2022 | 259 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,211 |
| 2000 | 5,882 |
| 2001 | 6,714 |
| 2002 | 7,583 |
| 2003 | 8,485 |
| 2004 | 9,243 |
| 2005 | 9,954 |
| 2006 | 10,666 |
| 2007 | 11,348 |
| 2008 | 11,991 |
| 2009 | 12,572 |
| 2010 | 13,147 |
| 2011 | 13,673 |
| 2012 | 14,143 |
| 2013 | 14,580 |
| 2014 | 15,013 |
| 2015 | 15,411 |
| 2016 | 15,774 |
| 2017 | 16,119 |
| 2018 | 16,430 |
| 2019 | 16,761 |
| 2020 | 17,077 |
Albin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Albin.Hi! My name is Albin.
- Albin bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Albin lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Albin kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Albin is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Albins mamma är lärare.Albin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Albins mamma is Albin's mum.
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Questions about Albin
How do you pronounce Albin in Swedish?
In IPA, Albin is /¹albɪn/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Albin mean?
From Latin Albīnus, partly merged with Germanic Albwin, the German equivalent of English Alvin.
How popular is Albin in Sweden?
259 babies were named Albin in 2022. In 2020, 17,077 people in Sweden had Albin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2002 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.