The name Alba is a boy's name meaning "white".

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An up-and-comer for girls, but still under-the-radar for boys. Alba feels like a possible crossover candidate, on the heels of Nova and Alva, and with the potential for rising nickname Albie.

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The name Alba peaked for boys at #861 in 1892. Alba is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Alba is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "white, light; elf; dawn".

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Bright, lively, and multicultural, Alba has the vintage mellowness of Alma but spirited feel of Ebba, Phoebe, and Pippa too. Derived from multiple different sources, a recent year saw it appear as a Top 10 name in France and Sweden, and a Top 100 choice in Belgium, England and Wales, Italy. Spain, Scotland, and Switzerland, though it has yet to reappear in the US charts
 af meaning "elf", in turn making it a relative of Elva, Alfred, and Albert. Additionally, it is the Spanish, Italian, and Catalan word for "dawn", associating it with new beginning, and was is to refer to Scotland in Scottish Gaelic. 
 
Notably appearing in the novel, The Time Traveler's Wife by the character Alba DeTamble, it is also borne by actress Jessica Alba as a surname.

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The name Alba is currently ranked #954 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #740 in 1880. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in ALBA, ALBA, and ALBA. Alba is occasionally used for boys in 1981.

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