Alba is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Alba is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,261 for girl births in the United States (and #2,392 across all names), given to 177 babies. Alba first appears in 1880 and peaked in 2024 (205 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 177 | 177 | #1,261 | — |
| 2024 | 205 | 205 | #1,170 | — |
| 2023 | 188 | 188 | #1,238 | — |
| 2022 | 198 | 198 | #1,220 | — |
| 2021 | 193 | 193 | #1,221 | — |
| 2020 | 188 | 188 | #1,214 | — |
| 2019 | 161 | 161 | #1,392 | — |
| 2018 | 132 | 132 | #1,616 | — |
| 2017 | 148 | 148 | #1,495 | — |
| 2016 | 124 | 124 | #1,712 | — |
| 2015 | 158 | 158 | #1,454 | — |
| 2014 | 149 | 149 | #1,493 | — |
| 2013 | 146 | 151 | #1,510 | — |
| 2012 | 133 | 133 | #1,625 | — |
| 2011 | 124 | 124 | #1,690 | — |
| 2010 | 115 | 115 | #1,784 | — |
| 2009 | 70 | 70 | #2,617 | — |
| 2008 | 84 | 84 | #2,319 | — |
| 2007 | 77 | 77 | #2,433 | — |
| 2006 | 85 | 91 | #2,248 | — |
| 2005 | 63 | 63 | #2,671 | — |
| 2004 | 63 | 63 | #2,622 | — |
| 2003 | 54 | 54 | #2,840 | — |
| 2002 | 67 | 67 | #2,381 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | 75 | #2,171 | — |
| 2000 | 80 | 87 | #2,056 | — |
| 1999 | 54 | 62 | #2,610 | — |
| 1998 | 59 | 68 | #2,371 | — |
| 1997 | 77 | — | #1,900 | — |
| 1996 | 78 | — | #1,864 | — |
| 1995 | 75 | — | #1,863 | — |
| 1994 | 79 | — | #1,810 | — |
| 1993 | 97 | — | #1,578 | — |
| 1992 | 93 | — | #1,630 | — |
| 1991 | 86 | — | #1,702 | — |
| 1990 | 113 | — | #1,397 | — |
| 1989 | 137 | — | #1,187 | — |
| 1988 | 117 | — | #1,255 | — |
| 1987 | 74 | — | #1,647 | — |
| 1986 | 65 | — | #1,770 | — |
| 1985 | 63 | — | #1,784 | — |
| 1984 | 81 | — | #1,432 | — |
| 1983 | 61 | — | #1,751 | — |
| 1982 | 80 | — | #1,489 | — |
| 1981 | 106 | — | #1,271 | #6,286 |
| 1980 | 59 | — | #1,833 | — |
| 1979 | 36 | — | #2,525 | — |
| 1978 | 35 | — | #2,474 | — |
| 1977 | 51 | — | #1,922 | — |
| 1976 | 36 | — | #2,292 | — |
| 1975 | 40 | — | #2,137 | — |
| 1974 | 40 | — | #2,066 | — |
| 1973 | 28 | — | #2,566 | — |
| 1972 | 34 | — | #2,222 | — |
| 1971 | 31 | — | #2,428 | — |
| 1970 | 25 | — | #2,779 | — |
| 1969 | 33 | — | #2,210 | — |
| 1968 | 40 | — | #1,887 | — |
| 1967 | 29 | — | #2,212 | — |
| 1966 | 23 | — | #2,519 | — |
| 1965 | 24 | — | #2,464 | — |
| 1964 | 40 | — | #1,868 | — |
| 1963 | 39 | — | #1,867 | — |
| 1962 | 24 | — | #2,464 | — |
| 1961 | 23 | — | #2,543 | — |
| 1960 | 30 | — | #2,098 | — |
| 1959 | 32 | — | #1,986 | — |
| 1958 | 34 | — | #1,872 | — |
| 1957 | 26 | — | #2,168 | — |
| 1956 | 29 | — | #2,005 | — |
| 1955 | 34 | — | #1,803 | — |
| 1954 | 39 | — | #1,623 | — |
| 1953 | 31 | — | #1,783 | — |
| 1952 | 36 | — | #1,781 | #3,742 |
| 1951 | 34 | — | #1,638 | — |
| 1950 | 30 | — | #1,720 | — |
| 1949 | 16 | — | #2,514 | — |
| 1948 | 22 | — | #2,071 | — |
| 1947 | 18 | — | #2,355 | — |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,430 | — |
| 1945 | 11 | — | #2,744 | — |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #2,403 | — |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #2,861 | #3,547 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | #2,047 | — |
| 1941 | 14 | — | #2,273 | — |
| 1940 | 25 | — | #1,549 | — |
| 1939 | 23 | — | #1,585 | — |
| 1938 | 24 | — | #1,547 | — |
| 1937 | 26 | — | #1,453 | — |
| 1936 | 16 | — | #1,950 | — |
| 1935 | 23 | — | #1,551 | — |
| 1934 | 33 | — | #1,409 | #3,283 |
| 1933 | 32 | — | #1,263 | — |
| 1932 | 34 | — | #1,238 | — |
| 1931 | 43 | — | #1,074 | — |
| 1930 | 59 | — | #1,014 | #3,599 |
| 1929 | 33 | — | #1,307 | — |
| 1928 | 47 | — | #1,097 | — |
| 1927 | 48 | — | #1,097 | — |
| 1926 | 54 | — | #1,079 | #3,712 |
| 1925 | 60 | — | #1,064 | #2,937 |
| 1924 | 50 | — | #1,107 | — |
| 1923 | 71 | — | #928 | #2,953 |
| 1922 | 62 | — | #989 | #4,318 |
| 1921 | 51 | — | #1,057 | — |
| 1920 | 52 | — | #1,132 | #3,213 |
| 1919 | 60 | — | #954 | #4,170 |
| 1918 | 60 | — | #989 | #3,375 |
| 1917 | 67 | — | #904 | #2,733 |
| 1916 | 51 | — | #959 | — |
| 1915 | 86 | — | #747 | #3,085 |
| 1914 | 51 | — | #817 | — |
| 1913 | 47 | — | #853 | #1,949 |
| 1912 | 37 | — | #820 | — |
| 1911 | 17 | — | #1,072 | — |
| 1910 | 22 | — | #915 | — |
| 1909 | 11 | — | #1,290 | — |
| 1908 | 14 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1907 | 11 | — | #1,207 | — |
| 1906 | 17 | — | #896 | — |
| 1905 | 10 | — | #1,239 | — |
| 1904 | 13 | — | #1,002 | — |
| 1900 | 8 | — | #1,433 | — |
| 1898 | 6 | — | #1,504 | — |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,388 | — |
| 1896 | 10 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #987 | — |
| 1894 | 10 | — | #998 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,441 | — |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #861 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #1,214 | — |
| 1889 | 10 | — | #839 | — |
| 1888 | 7 | — | #1,038 | — |
| 1887 | 7 | — | #937 | — |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #831 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #740 | — |