Alba

Girl name

Alba has been given to 7,579 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2024.

Meaning & origin /ˈɑlbə/

Origin: es:alba<t:dawn>

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,579

Peak year

2024 (205 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +12%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Alba.

7,569 babies since 1996

7,565 babies since 1882

7,565 babies since 1969

7,603 babies since 1914

7,712 babies since 1891

7,749 babies since 1880

7,749 babies since 1918

7,751 babies since 2001

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