Alba

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A few things about Alba you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Alba

Alba Flores

Spanish actress

Choose Alba and your child shares a first name with Alba Flores, a Spanish actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alba, like who?” Alba Flores's Wikipedia article is available in 37 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,083 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Alba, 177 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alba would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlba has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Albas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1880, when it reached #738.
• 📈Then vs nowAlba is 2.5× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 22,676 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 9,083.
• 🍂TrendAlba has slipped 47 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,261. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAlba is most popular in Florida, where it ranks #864, followed by Massachusetts (#873) and California (#878). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Alba means “dawn”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Alba

Alba is a girl name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin meaning “dawn”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-lba”. US birth records list Alba for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 135 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #738 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,261, with 177 babies.

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