Alba
Alba was the 1261st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 177 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 740th; the most babies were born in 2024 (205). Over the last ten years it has moved up 193 places. More babies were named Alba in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,261 girls, down 47 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 177girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024205 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,579babies recorded
Alba popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 108 since 1892.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,261 | 177 |
| 2020 | #1,214 | 188 |
| 2010 | #1,784 | 115 |
| 2000 | #2,056 | 80 |
| 1990 | #1,397 | 113 |
| 1980 | #1,833 | 59 |
| 1970 | #2,779 | 25 |
| 1960 | #2,098 | 30 |
| 1950 | #1,720 | 30 |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,014 | 53 |
| 1920 | #1,132 | 44 |
| 1910 | #915 | 22 |
| 1900 | #1,433 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #740 | 6 |
How popular is Alba, counting every spelling?
Alba has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,206 for girls in 2025, against #1,261 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Alba?
177 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alba (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alba born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alba.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alba?
About 5,800 people born in the US named Alba are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 9 and 40. That makes Alba mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alba by state
How common Alba was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (1.7×), California (1.7×), Florida (1.5×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Alba
How popular is the name Alba?
Alba was the 1261st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 177 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 740th; the most babies were born in 2024 (205). Over the last ten years it has moved up 193 places. More babies were named Alba in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alba a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alba in the US.
Where is Alba most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alba was most common in Colorado (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.