Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alba

Gender

Male

Origin

Spanish
A place name.
Latin
White

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alba

Pronunciation

a-lba, al-ba

More about the name

Alba is a unisex given name of Latin origin meaning "white". In Spanish, Italian and Catalan the name means sunrise or "dawn". In Spanish, Italian and Catalan speaking countries it is considered to be a female name.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1925 (rank #2936, 9 births); most recent 1981 (rank #6258, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #1171, 204 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1261, 177 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–177
2024–204
2023–188
2022–197
2021–193
2020–188
2019–161
2018–132
2017–148
2016–124

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #2319, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #95, 472 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20255472
20247413
20238387
20229347
2021–352
2020–291
2019–284
2018–269
2017–263
2016–205

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #4, 3,280 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3, 3,088 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20233,088
20223,280
20212,505
2020987
2019343
2018219
2017152
2016157
2015108
201485

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #217, 20 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202520
20248
20235
202215
20215
202010
201911
20187
201715
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #720, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #62, 65 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
2025–65
2024–63
2023–57
2022–49
2021346
2020–50
2019–42
2018–45
2017–43
2016–42

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #177, 10 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202510
20247
20235
20224
20214
20203
20196
2018–
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #560, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence