The first name Alba

In 2025, 472 girls were named Alba, making it the 95th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alba with other names.

In 2025, 177 girls born in the United States were named Alba, the 1,261st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 205 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Alba de Céspedes
  Cuban-Italian writer and poet, 1911–1997
• Alba Gaïa Bellugi
  French actress, born 1995
• Alba Arnova
  Ballet dancer and actor (1930-2018)
• Alba Rueda
  First Undersecretary of Diversity Policies of the Nation in Argentina, born 1976
• Alba Solís
  Argentine singer (1927–2016)
• Alba Zaluar
  Brazilian anthropologist, 1942–2019
• Alba Hurup Larsen
  Danish racing driver, born 2008
• Alba Teruel
  Cyclist, born 1996

• Lola
• Mila
• Amaya
• Antonia
• Ximena
• Anita
• Catalina
• Magdalena
• Esmeralda
• Mercedes
• Alejandra
• Marissa
• Isabela
• Ramona
• Dolores
• Marisa

All 85 names of Spanish origin

What does the name Alba mean?

From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.

What is the origin of the name Alba?

From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.

How popular is the name Alba?

In 2025, 472 girls born in England and Wales were named Alba, ranking 95th.

Is Alba a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 7,579 US babies named Alba since 1880 were girls.

When was Alba most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 205 babies were named Alba, its highest rank at 1,170th.

How do you pronounce Alba?

Alba is /ˈɑlbə/, 2 syllables.

Is Alba also a surname?

Yes. Alba is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.