The first name Albina
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “white”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Albina means “white” in Latin.
From Latin Albina (name of a third-century martyr), feminine form of the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”).
More names that mean white.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Albina last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2000, with 5 births (#2,746).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Albina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Albina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Albina, the 10,966th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 227 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.
Albina in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Albina
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Albina GrčićCroatian singer, born 1999
- Albina OsipowichAmerican swimmer (1911–1964)
- Albina AfricanoAngola chemist and politician, born 1945
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Questions
- What does the name Albina mean?
- Albina means “white” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Albina?
- From Latin Albina (name of a third-century martyr), feminine form of the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”).
- How popular is the name Albina?
- In 2017, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Albina, ranking 5,765th. Its peak was 2000, with 5 births.
- Is Albina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,006 US babies named Albina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Albina most popular?
- 1917 in the United States, when 227 babies were named Albina, its highest rank at 424th.