Albina
Feminine form of Albinus, derived from Latin albus (white, bright).
Name Census estimates that about 669 living Americans carry the first name Albina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Albina today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Albina births was 1917 (227 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Albina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Albina with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
669
~ 1 in 512,338 Americans
Peak year
1917
227 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,282
Tracked since 1880
Census
Albina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,304 people with the first name Albina, which placed it at #5,256 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,256
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,304 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
57.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Albina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Albina is White at 57.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (34.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Albina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Albina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White57.4% · 1,897
- Hispanic or Latino34.0% · 1,123
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.6% · 185
- Black or African American1.3% · 43
- Two or more races1.3% · 43
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 13
Popularity
Albina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Albina from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 1,488 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Albina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Albina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Albinas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Pennsylvania, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Albina, while North Dakota, Colorado, Wisconsin recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 160 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Albina
The name Albina has its roots in Latin, derived from the word "albus," meaning white or fair. This name likely originated in ancient Rome, where it was used as a feminine form of the masculine name Albinus, which also stems from the same Latin root.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Albina can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Suetonius, who mentioned a woman by this name in his work "De Vita Caesarum" (The Lives of the Caesars), written around 121 AD. Suetonius described Albina as a woman of noble birth who lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero.
In the 4th century, the name Albina appeared in the writings of the early Christian author Prudentius, who mentioned a saint by this name in his work "Peristephanon" (Crowns of Martyrdom). Saint Albina was a Christian martyr who was executed for her faith during the persecutions under the Roman emperor Diocletian.
During the Middle Ages, the name Albina was relatively uncommon, but it did appear in various historical records and documents. One notable bearer of this name was Albina del Giocondo, an Italian noblewoman who lived in the 15th century and was the wife of the famous Venetian merchant and art patron, Francesco del Giocondo, whose wife was the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic painting, the Mona Lisa.
In the 16th century, the name Albina gained some popularity in certain parts of Europe, particularly in Italy and Spain. One notable figure from this period was Albina Merli, an Italian painter and engraver who was active in Bologna in the late 16th century and was known for her religious paintings and engravings.
Another notable historical figure with the name Albina was Albina Olive García, a Cuban writer and activist who lived in the 19th century. She was a prominent figure in the Cuban independence movement and played a significant role in promoting women's rights and education in Cuba.
Other individuals with the name Albina throughout history include Albina du Boisrouvray, a French novelist and feminist writer from the late 19th century, and Albina Osipovenko, a Ukrainian writer and poet who lived in the early 20th century and was known for her works exploring themes of love, nature, and the human condition.
People
Albina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Albina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Albina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Albina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 669 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Albina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 512,338 US residents.
Is Albina a common name?
We classify Albina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,998 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Albina most popular?
The single biggest year for Albina was 1917, when 227 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Albina is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Albina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,304 people with the name Albina, or 1.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,256 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Albina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Albina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Albina appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,305 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Albina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Albina is White at 57.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (34.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Albina most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Albina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.4% (1,897 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Albina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Albina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Albina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Albina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Albina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Albina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Albina?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Albina on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.