Alba Girl
How popular is Alba?
#1,261 girl name in 2025
177 baby girls were named Alba in the US in 2025, making it the 1261st most popular girl name.
5,930living people named Alba (est.)
22median age of people named Alba
7,579babies named Alba since 1880
1 in 18,731US babies born in 2025
Alba popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,261 for girls (▼ 92 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 177 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+12% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,454 in 2015, #1,214 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (205 girls) |
| Highest rank | #738 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Alba is most popular
Babies named Alba per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Colorado: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (169 girls)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (77 girls)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (66 girls)
- Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (122 girls)
Alba by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 35 | #738 |
| 1890s | 54 | #986 |
| 1900s | 84 | #895 |
| 1910s | 461 | #747 |
| 1920s | 491 | #928 |
| 1930s | 301 | #1,014 |
| 1940s | 158 | #1,549 |
| 1950s | 320 | #1,622 |
| 1960s | 305 | #1,866 |
| 1970s | 356 | #1,922 |
| 1980s | 838 | #1,184 |
| 1990s | 811 | #1,393 |
| 2000s | 718 | #2,051 |
| 2010s | 1,390 | #1,392 |
| 2020s | 1,149 | #1,169 |
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Questions
- Is Alba a boy or girl name?
- Alba is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alba were girls.
- How popular is the name Alba?
- 177 baby girls were named Alba in the US in 2025, making it the 1261st most popular girl name.
- When was Alba most popular?
- Alba peaked in 2024, when 205 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #738 in 1880.
- How many people are named Alba?
- 7,579 babies have been named Alba in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,930 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Alba most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alba was most common in Colorado, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.