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Alba

Girl

Meaning of Alba: Latin: 'white' or 'dawn'

Alba is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1218th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1218

177 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#119

413 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,579

First recorded 1880 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 106 babies1982: 80 babies1983: 61 babies1984: 81 babies1985: 63 babies1986: 65 babies1987: 74 babies1988: 117 babies1989: 137 babies1990: 113 babies19901991: 86 babies1992: 93 babies1993: 97 babies1994: 79 babies1995: 75 babies1996: 78 babies1997: 77 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 54 babies2000: 80 babies20002001: 75 babies2002: 67 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 63 babies2005: 63 babies2006: 85 babies2007: 77 babies2008: 84 babies2009: 70 babies2010: 115 babies20102011: 124 babies2012: 133 babies2013: 146 babies2014: 149 babies2015: 158 babies2016: 124 babies2017: 148 babies2018: 132 babies2019: 161 babies2020: 188 babies20202021: 193 babies2022: 198 babies2023: 188 babies2024: 205 babies2025: 177 babies
US babies named Alba per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 205.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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