NameTides

Alba

Alba was the #1,261 girls' name in the US in 2025 (177 babies), and #95 in England & Wales and #966 in Canada.

Alba as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Alba as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaUS
Alba as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,261 (177)#95 (472)#62 (65)#177 (10)#213 (20)#966 (28)
2024#1,169 (205)#119 (413)#66 (63)#227 (7)#441 (8)#621 (47)
2023#1,238 (188)#129 (387)#74 (57)#302 (5)#625 (5)#987 (26)
2022#1,220 (198)#143 (347)#87 (49)#354 (4)#284 (15)#794 (34)
2021#1,221 (193)#145 (352)#93 (46)#350 (4)#661 (5)#898 (31)
2020#1,214 (188)#173 (291)#86 (50)#397 (3)#375 (10)#1,359 (17)
2019#1,392 (161)#175 (284)#107 (42)#263 (6)#362 (11)#1,922 (11)
2018#1,616 (132)#196 (269)#104 (45)—#512 (7)#1,376 (17)
2017#1,495 (148)#198 (263)#113 (43)#355 (4)#301 (15)#1,333 (18)
2016#1,712 (124)#246 (205)#112 (42)#440 (3)#419 (10)#1,463 (16)
2015#1,454 (158)#273 (178)#156 (29)—#494 (8)#1,267 (19)
2014#1,493 (149)#312 (148)#180 (26)#247 (7)#876 (3)#1,229 (20)
2013#1,509 (146)#378 (118)#155 (30)—#660 (5)#1,206 (20)
2012#1,624 (133)#483 (91)#214 (21)—#371 (13)#1,194 (21)
2011#1,690 (124)#665 (59)#229 (19)—#612 (6)#1,361 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,169.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,100 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 540common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 280common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 730common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Alba is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,700 to 1 in 9,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Alba by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #878CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #907CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #909AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,268TXFlorida: #864FL
Alba (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#41112
Ontario2024#64419

Alba (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AlbaCanadaGirls#96628
AlbaEngland & WalesGirls#95472
AlbaEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
AlbaIrelandGirls#21320
AlbaNorthern IrelandGirls#17710
AlbaScotlandGirls#6265
AlbaScotlandBoys—too few
AlbaUSGirls#1,261177
AlbaUSBoys—too few