Alba
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Spanish alba (“dawn”), of modern usage. From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Alba (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Alba has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 23 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 32 |
| 2010 | 25 |
| 2011 | 33 |
| 2012 | 33 |
| 2013 | 33 |
| 2014 | 52 |
| 2015 | 47 |
| 2016 | 67 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2018 | 53 |
| 2019 | 115 |
| 2020 | 114 |
| 2021 | 247 |
| 2022 | 320 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 100 |
| 2000 | 112 |
| 2001 | 124 |
| 2002 | 146 |
| 2003 | 169 |
| 2004 | 188 |
| 2005 | 203 |
| 2006 | 227 |
| 2007 | 239 |
| 2008 | 269 |
| 2009 | 302 |
| 2010 | 332 |
| 2011 | 366 |
| 2012 | 391 |
| 2013 | 445 |
| 2014 | 502 |
| 2015 | 552 |
| 2016 | 621 |
| 2017 | 693 |
| 2018 | 756 |
| 2019 | 872 |
| 2020 | 990 |
Alba in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Alba.Hi! My name is Alba.
- Alba ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Alba called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Alba i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Alba this afternoon.
- Albas mamma är lärare.Alba's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Albas mamma is Alba's mum.
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Questions about Alba
How do you pronounce Alba in Swedish?
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What does the name Alba mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Spanish alba (“dawn”), of modern usage. From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.
How popular is Alba in Sweden?
320 babies were named Alba in 2022. In 2020, 990 people in Sweden had Alba as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.