Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Alba
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
205
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Alba
How many people are named Alba?
An estimated 5,653 living Americans are named Alba.
How rare is Alba?
Alba is uncommon among babies today, with 177 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 13.7% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Alba?
The median age of a living American named Alba is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 38 years old.
Is Alba still popular?
Yes — Alba is currently rising in popularity, with 177 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Alba most common?
Alba has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
13.7%
2025
177
All-time
7,471
Where it lives now
Alba is most concentrated in California — about 3.5× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Alba is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.