Names / Girl names
Alba
Current rank
#1,261
and rising
All-time peak
#740
in 1880
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
7,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #740 in 1880 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
), or full chaos (. It first appears in American naming data in 1880. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. It crested in 1880 at #740. Across all years, more than 7,500 children have been named this.