Alba

Alba: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “white; dawn”
Origin: Latin
Say it: AL-buh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Latin alba meaning 'white'; in Spanish and Italian it is also associated with dawn. It is used as a given name and place name in Romance languages.

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How popular is Alba?

202461.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Alba in 2024204

2024 rank#1,171 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18807,400

Alba is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Alba

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Alba questions

What does the name Alba mean?

Alba means "white; dawn". It comes from Latin. From Latin alba meaning 'white'; in Spanish and Italian it is also associated with dawn. It is used as a given name and place name in Romance languages.

Is Alba a boy or girl name?

Alba is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alba?

204 US babies were named Alba in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Alba?

Alba is usually pronounced AL-buh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.