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The baby name Alba is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN: /ˈæl.bə/ (AL-buh),ES/IT/CAT: /ˈal.ba/ (AL-ba).

Alba is Catalan, Italian, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Catalan, Italian, Latin
Pronunciation: EN: /ˈæl.bə/ (AL-buh),ES/IT/CAT: /ˈal.ba/ (AL-ba)

What is the meaning of the name Alba ?

The baby name Alba is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN: /ˈæl.bə/ (AL-buh),ES/IT/CAT: /ˈal.ba/ (AL-ba).

Alba is Catalan, Italian, Latin in Origin.

Alba blends Romance and Celtic layers. In Latin albus meant “white, bright,” yielding Spanish, Italian, and Catalan alba for “dawn, daybreak.” The term also names a medieval Occitan genre - the alba, a lovers’ dawn song - reinforcing its sunrise imagery. In Scottish Gaelic, Alba designates Scotland, a form related to the ancient toponym Albion. Across these strands, the name carries the senses “dawn,” “bright/white,” and, in Gaelic settings, “Scotland.”

As a given name, Alba appears in medieval Italy and Catalonia, then resurged in 20th‑century Spain and Italy and is now widely used in Iberia, parts of Latin America, and across Europe; English‑language adoption has grown with pan‑European trends. Variants and cognates include Alva, Albina, Aube (French), and Catalan Auba; related semantic cousins are Bianca/Blanca and Aurora. Masculine counterparts are Alban, Albano, and Albus. Nicknames sometimes include Albi or Albita in Spanish.

Alba has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Alba

Alba Flores Actor · Born 1986 · Spain Alba Flores is a Spanish actress best known for playing Nairobi in Money Heist and Saray Vargas in Locked Up. Born Alba González Villa on October 27, 1986, she has become one of Spain’s most recognizable TV stars. Alba Rohrwacher Actor · Born 1979 · Italy Alba Rohrwacher is an Italian actress best known for acclaimed films like The Wonders, Hungry Hearts, and Happy as Lazzaro. Born on 27 February 1979, she has become one of Italy’s most respected screen performers. Alba Baptista Actor · Born 1997 · Portugal Alba Baptista is a Portuguese actress best known internationally for starring as Ava Silva in the Netflix series Warrior Nun. She started her career in Portugal and went on to appear in several Portuguese TV series and films before reaching a wider audience.
Alba August Actor · Born 1993 · Sweden Alba August is a Danish-Swedish actress and singer, best known for playing a young Astrid Lindgren in the film Becoming Astrid (2018). She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress-director Pernilla August. Alba Gaïa Bellugi Actor · Born 1995 · France Alba Gaïa Bellugi is a French actress best known for her role as Eliette in the film 'The Intouchables'. She has also appeared in the TV series 'The Returned' and the movie 'The Dancer'.

Celebrity babies named Alba

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Alba August Pernilla August film director ★★★★★ Bille August film director ★★★★★

Alba – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
France Girls 2021 #8 2,504 3,185
SV 0 #11 1 283
HN 0 #18 5 704
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
Belgium Girls 2024 #19 242 424
HN Girls 0 #23 14 884
Sweden Girls 2022 #27 320 1,568
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
Spain Girls 0 #31 23,622 5,561
AL 0 #32 45 2,372
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
AL Girls 0 #40 344 4,141
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
Switzerland Girls 2024 #47 112 1,786
HN Boys 0 #52 1 749
PR 0 #52 4 1,497
Spain 0 #54 1,316 2,326
CO Girls 0 #65 16,987 16,140
UY Girls 0 #73 1,784 6,731
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
Norway Girls 2025 #78 53 453
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
PR Girls 0 #99 65 3,171
EC 0 #100 16 2,502
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
GT Girls 0 #107 826 7,500
SI Girls 0 #115 60 2,769
PA 0 #116 15 3,797
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
PA Girls 0 #125 614 9,861
CR Girls 0 #126 855 11,342
EC Girls 0 #128 121 3,650
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
CR 0 #140 19 5,526
CO 0 #142 676 7,768
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
UY 0 #152 26 2,477
AR 0 #172 15 2,915
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
DK 0 #199 8 5,198
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
GT 0 #203 114 5,948
IT Girls 0 #209 10,167 9,415
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
GR Girls 0 #210 33 6,293
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
NA Girls 0 #230 8 7,146
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
Canada Girls 2024 #240 46 2,795
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
MO Girls 0 #260 4 7,056
AR Girls 0 #261 569 8,289
MX 0 #265 155 8,339
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
AL Boys 0 #277 22 5,122
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
HR Girls 0 #280 10 3,687
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
DK Girls 0 #296 21 7,429
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
KZ Girls 0 #307 14 5,862
SA 0 #308 5 10,560
PE 0 #322 8 6,350
MX Girls 0 #330 2,505 17,781
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
BR 0 #332 14 5,969
CL Girls 0 #336 855 14,098
IT 0 #336 590 4,183
QA Girls 0 #337 7 15,378
CN Girls 0 #340 10 8,829
MU Girls 0 #340 12 8,539
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
BO 0 #344 38 6,868
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
UY Boys 0 #374 26 5,922
CL 0 #376 36 6,867
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
NL 0 #382 10 2,481
BO Girls 0 #384 248 9,488
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
PH Boys 0 #402 7 11,440
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
Austria Girls 0 #407 14 1,885
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
OM Girls 0 #417 8 15,987
PT Girls 0 #421 31 7,952
PH Girls 0 #425 5 13,098
RU Girls 0 #445 54 11,913
GT Boys 0 #451 24 7,625
AR Boys 0 #457 11 7,628
SD Boys 0 #462 5 10,523
PA Boys 0 #469 13 9,305
ZA 0 #470 5 14,421
RU Boys 0 #488 18 12,621
CR Boys 0 #504 7 10,188
KW Girls 0 #506 10 19,177
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
AE Girls 0 #539 15 20,968
IR Girls 0 #542 4 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
LY 0 #552 8 12,703
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
CM Girls 0 #555 6 11,671
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
BH 0 #583 5 17,937
BR Girls 0 #601 385 12,708
HK Girls 0 #602 14 16,104
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
IL Girls 0 #608 10 11,648
BO Boys 0 #615 8 9,244
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
Finland Girls 2026 #647 92 3,895
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
CL Boys 0 #653 13 13,390
LB 0 #688 3 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
United States Girls 2024 #713 204 8,487
CO Boys 0 #722 203 15,656
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
Spain Boys 0 #741 192 5,610
SY 0 #760 8 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #764 75 4,949
PE Girls 0 #776 169 14,861
NG Girls 0 #777 10 15,093
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
KW Boys 0 #803 4 18,755
TN 0 #818 12 13,765
EG Boys 0 #871 16 15,035
NL Girls 0 #885 71 5,933
SA Girls 0 #910 26 25,931
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
PE Boys 0 #918 9 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #932 21 5,697
MX Boys 0 #937 46 16,355
NL Boys 0 #938 14 5,873
EG Girls 0 #950 10 14,742
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
MA 0 #1,024 105 20,986
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,077 35 25,439
DZ 0 #1,104 73 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,110 32 25,928
AE Boys 0 #1,138 6 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,159 20 25,619
TR 0 #1,194 18 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,201 271 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,590 25 28,008

Alba is popular in 86 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Switzerland
United States
Sweden

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People also ask about Alba

Alba is predominantly a girl's name.
Alba is a 2 syllable name, pronounced EN: /ˈæl.bə/ (AL-buh),ES/IT/CAT: /ˈal.ba/ (AL-ba).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Albina, Alban (masculine) and Alva (occasional).
Across languages, Alba has these equivalents: Bianca (Italian, 'white'), Blanca / Blanche (Spanish / French, 'white'), Aurora (Latin, 'dawn'), Zora (Slavic, 'dawn').
Yes, very popular — Alba ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Alba ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Alba's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #377 in 2011 to #8 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 5 notable people named Alba are in our database, including Alba Flores (Actor), Alba Rohrwacher (Actor), Alba Baptista (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Alba for their child, including Pernilla August and Bille August.