🔥Alba
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"white"
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Updated Mon Sep 22 2025
Alba Origin and Meaning
The name Alba is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "white".
Alba is quietly making a behind-the-scenes comeback, perhaps thanks to actress turned baby-product mogul Jessica Alba. Last on the Top 1000 a century ago, the name was given to nearly 200 baby girls in the US last year. Alba might be tomorrow's successor to Ava and Ella. In Spain, Alba ranks among the Top 20 girls' names. Alba is the name of a character in The Time Traveler's Wife.
Alba is a popular patriotic girl name in Scotland, as the Scottish Gaelic term for the country is Alba.
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# 954 in the US
Alba Rank in US Top 1000
# 312 on Nameberry
Alba Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Alba
- 312Nameberry2025
- 171Unique2024
- 986Future2028
- 119England2024
- 67scotland2024
- 4France2024
- 496Germany2016
- 22Spain2023
- 14sweden2024
- 45Denmark2020
- 18Belgium2024
- 53switzerland2024
20 Names Similar to Alba
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- Bronte
- Romilly
- Lilou
- Briony
- Leonie
- Una
- Oona
- Brontë
- Margaux
- Anouk
- Thora
- Bryony
- Talullah
- Tamsin
- Lilibet
- Manon
- Lotte
- Iona
- Zinnia
- Este
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Famous People Named Alba
- Alba Gaïa Kraghede BellugiFrench actress
- Alba MilanaItalian distance runner
- (Alba) Giselle Blondet (Gomez)Puerto Rican actress and TV host
- Alba Joy Firebracedaughter of Nirrimi Hakanson (blogger, photographer)
- Alba Violet Baledaughter of Welsh soccer player Gareth Bale
- Jessica AlbaAmerican actress
- Alba FloresSpanish actress
The name Alba in Pop Culture
- Alba Gloriana Villanuevacharacter on TV's "Jane the Virgin"
- Alba DeTambledaughter of Henry and Clare DeTamble in "The Time Traveler's Wife"
- Alba Fernandezmain character on Netflix Original series "Las Chicas del Cable" ("Cable Girls")
- Alba Maldonadocharacter on FOX sitcom "The Mick"
- Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotlandpronounced Alabuh (the b is very short and can sometimes sound like a p)
- Albathe scandalous main femme in a series by Delacorta
- AlbaBritish electronics brand
International Variations of the name Alba
- AlbaneFrench