US rank #1171 Girls' name Peak 2024 7,292 births

Alba — #1171 US girls' name

7,292 babies named Alba in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1171
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Alba was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

204 babies were named Alba in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alba

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,292 babies named Alba between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alba currently holds the #1171 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 204 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alba performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,390 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Alba shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,303 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alba in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alba in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,292 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alba at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,292

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

204 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,171

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alba popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
204
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Alba popularity over time — boys

108 total births recorded since 1892 (Alba as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 108 births
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Alba by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,390 births that decade — 19% of Alba's all-time total
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Alba by state

Where Alba concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,303 17.9%
#2 New York
1,111 15.2%
#3 Texas
709 9.7%
#4 Florida
213 2.9%
#5 Massachusetts
120 1.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
118 1.6%
#7 New Jersey
117 1.6%
#8 Illinois
111 1.5%
California share of Alba's total US births 17.9%
Even split

1,303 of 7,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Alba appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alba?
7,292 babies have been named Alba since 1880. It currently ranks #1171 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 204 births.
When was Alba most popular?
Alba was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,390 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Alba most popular?
The top states for the name Alba are California (1,303 births), New York (1,111 births), Texas (709 births).
How long has the name Alba been used?
Alba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alberta, Albertha, Albina, Albert, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.