Meaning
From Alba, in the Alban-linked naming tradition.
The exact French personal-name entry links Albane to Alban, whose Latin source is glossed resident of Alba. This place association is not replaced by a speculative white or fair translation.
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Albane
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Origin
French feminine counterpart of Alban, in a Latin-linked naming tradition.
The exact French entry identifies Alban as its masculine counterpart. The Alban entry traces that name to Latin Albanus, associated with Alba. The same-spelled Latin inflected form and Mauritian Creole nationality word are not used as French personal-name derivations.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 5 · preliminary | 3478 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 950 (rounded to 5) | 44 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2020 | Girls | 4 | 4535 | Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Language of use: French
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The exact French section documents female given-name use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Albane entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Albane&oldid=88575323. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Meaning: From Alba, in the Alban-linked naming tradition.
Checked against cited source
The exact French personal-name entry links Albane to Alban, whose Latin source is glossed resident of Alba. This place association is not replaced by a speculative white or fair translation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Albane, Alban entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Albane&oldid=88575323; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Alban&oldid=93046123. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Pronunciation in the source language: French: /al.ban/
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The exact French personal-name section records this reading. It is not an English pronunciation or the Latin inflected form reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Albane entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Albane&oldid=88575323. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Origin: French feminine counterpart of Alban, in a Latin-linked naming tradition.
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The exact French entry identifies Alban as its masculine counterpart. The Alban entry traces that name to Latin Albanus, associated with Alba. The same-spelled Latin inflected form and Mauritian Creole nationality word are not used as French personal-name derivations. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Albane, Alban entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Albane&oldid=88575323; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Alban&oldid=93046123. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Related name: Alban
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The exact French definition explicitly identifies Alban as its masculine equivalent. This is a relationship, not a shared popularity series. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Albane entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Albane&oldid=88575323. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.