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Alba

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Alba: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #95 to #3225.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#95#3225
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
1997#2411
1998#1480
1999#3225
2000#2167
2001#2466
2002#1928
2003#1996
2004#1836
2005#1500
2006#1748
2007#1102
2008#1135
2009#1083
2010#773
2011#665
2012#483
2013#378
2014#312
2015#273
2016#246
2017#198
2018#196
2019#175
2020#173
2021#145
2022#143
2023#129
2024#119
2025#95

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 29 of the 36 years from 1990 to 2025.

In 2025: #95 among girls in England and Wales, #105 among girls in Norway, #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1990–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #546 among girls in Norway in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #95 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #66 in Scotland in 2024.

Alba's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#95472HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#119413HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#29217HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#129387HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#143347HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#23209HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#145352HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#173291HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#175284HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#196269HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#198263HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#246205HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#273178HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#312148HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#378118HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48391HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#66559HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#77347HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#108329HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#113526HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#110226HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#174813HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#150015HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#183611HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#19969HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#19289HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#24666HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#21677HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#148012HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#24116HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#26835HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#2277HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3025HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3544HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#3504HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3973HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#2636HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#3554HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#2477HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#10553HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#11147HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#11946HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#11346HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#12042HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#15132HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#20524HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#20824HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#17630HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#24022HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#21425HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#27718HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#32914HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#28517HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#30416HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#30116HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4259HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#4368HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4428HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#36011HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#4168HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5784HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5375HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#5674HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4517HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4866HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5275HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5954HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5466HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#21320HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#4418HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#6255HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#28415HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#37510HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#36211HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#5127HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#30115HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#41910HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#4948HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#37113HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#6655HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#6893HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6663HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Alba is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Alba, between 1990 and 2025, in 31 of those 36 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1990–202529#105 in 2025
England and Wales1996–202530#95 in 2025
Republic of Ireland2005–202519#213 in 2025
Northern Ireland2014–20249#227 in 2024
Scotland20241#66 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1990; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #66 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.