🔥Alba

Latin
"white"
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Alba Origin and Meaning

The name Alba is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "white".

Alba is quietly making a behind-the-scenes comeback, perhaps thanks to actress turned baby-product mogul Jessica Alba. Last on the Top 1000 a century ago, the name was given to nearly 200 baby girls in the US last year. Alba might be tomorrow's successor to Ava and Ella. In Spain, Alba ranks among the Top 20 girls' names. Alba is the name of a character in The Time Traveler's Wife.

Alba is a popular patriotic girl name in Scotland, as the Scottish Gaelic term for the country is Alba.

# 954 in the US

Alba Rank in US Top 1000

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# 268 on Nameberry

Alba Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

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Popularity of the name Alba

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Famous People Named Alba

  • Alba Gaïa Kraghede Bellugi
    French actress
  • Alba Milana
    Italian distance runner
  • (Alba) Giselle Blondet (Gomez)
    Puerto Rican actress and TV host
  • Alba Joy Firebrace
    daughter of Nirrimi Hakanson (blogger, photographer)
  • Alba Violet Bale
    daughter of Welsh soccer player Gareth Bale
  • Jessica Alba
    American actress
  • Alba Flores
    Spanish actress

The name Alba in Pop Culture

  • Alba Gloriana Villanueva
    character on TV's "Jane the Virgin"
  • Alba DeTamble
    daughter of Henry and Clare DeTamble in "The Time Traveler's Wife"
  • Alba Fernandez
    main character on Netflix Original series "Las Chicas del Cable" ("Cable Girls")
  • Alba Maldonado
    character on FOX sitcom "The Mick"
  • Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland
    pronounced Alabuh (the b is very short and can sometimes sound like a p)
  • Alba
    the scandalous main femme in a series by Delacorta
  • Alba
    British electronics brand

International Variations of the name Alba

  • Albane
    French