Is Alba a boy or girl name?
Alba is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 204 girls and 0 boys were named Alba, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.5% of the 7,400 US babies named Alba were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,171
- Babies named Alba since 1880
- 7,400
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 204 babies
Boys and girls named Alba, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1890s | 7 | 54 | 88.5% |
| 1900s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1910s | 37 | 461 | 92.6% |
| 1920s | 37 | 491 | 93% |
| 1930s | 12 | 301 | 96.2% |
| 1940s | 5 | 158 | 96.9% |
| 1950s | 5 | 320 | 98.5% |
| 1960s | 0 | 305 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 356 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 838 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 811 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 718 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,390 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 970 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,171 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,238 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,224 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,221 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,213 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,392 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,614 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,495 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,712 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,454 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,492 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,508 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,624 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,690 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,784 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,617 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,319 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,433 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,248 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,671 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,621 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,840 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,381 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,171 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,056 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,610 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,371 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,900 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,864 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,863 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,810 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,578 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,630 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,702 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,397 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,187 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,255 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,647 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,770 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,784 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,432 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,751 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,489 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,287 | 101 | #1,271 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,525 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,473 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,923 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,291 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,137 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,066 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,566 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,222 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,428 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,779 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,209 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,887 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,212 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,519 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,464 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,869 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,866 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,464 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,098 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,872 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,167 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,803 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,623 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,783 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,742 | 31 | #1,781 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,638 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,720 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,514 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,071 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,354 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,430 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,744 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,403 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,547 | 11 | #2,861 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,047 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,273 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,549 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,585 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,547 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,453 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,950 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,551 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,283 | 27 | #1,409 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,263 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,238 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,074 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,599 | 53 | #1,014 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,307 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,097 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,097 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,712 | 48 | #1,079 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,937 | 51 | #1,064 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,107 |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,953 | 62 | #928 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,318 | 57 | #989 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,057 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,213 | 44 | #1,132 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,170 | 55 | #954 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,375 | 53 | #989 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,733 | 58 | #904 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 51 | #959 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,085 | 79 | #747 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 51 | #817 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,949 | 38 | #853 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 37 | #820 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,072 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 22 | #915 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,290 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,085 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,207 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 17 | #896 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,239 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,002 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,433 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,504 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,388 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,047 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #987 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 10 | #998 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,441 |
| 1892 | 7 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,214 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 10 | #839 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,038 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #937 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #831 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #740 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alba reached #861 in 1892. As a girl name, it reached #740 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alba
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.