Girl

Alba

AHL-buh

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Latin/Spanish for 'dawn' or 'white,' carrying luminous simplicity. Popular in Iberian cultures, it evokes both the break of day and the whiteness of purity.”

Popularity Over Time

Alba US popularity rank over timeRank 3664 in 1946 to rank 751 in 1915. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#751#2208#36641900192019401960198020002024

Alba is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

LatinSpanish

Syllables

2

Style

MinimalEtherealModernElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Jessica Alba (actress)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Two Syllables →

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Alina

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Amica

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Sibling Name Ideas

Clara

Latin Top 100

Beatrice

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Alice

Germanic Top 100

Emery

Old French Top 100

Simone

French Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Universally recognized across Spanish, Portuguese, and English cultures

People Also Ask

Latin/Spanish for 'dawn' or 'white,' carrying luminous simplicity. Popular in Iberian cultures, it evokes both the break of day and the whiteness of purity.

Alba is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Alba works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Alba include Clara, Beatrice, Alice, Emery, Simone.