Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1988

Allegra

Meaning cheerful Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,979 Trend ↓ Falling 21%

Borrowed from Italian Allegra, from allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.

Rank 2025
#3,979
among girls · ↓219 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
36
named Allegra · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,646
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1988
154 babies
All-time total
4,732
#2,671 all-time among girls
First recorded
1902
in Social Security records

Allegra popularity over time

4,732 babies have been named Allegra since 1902, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1997Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 5 1 – #1,800
1910s 171 17 +3320% #1,303
1920s 174 17 +2% #1,668
1930s 118 12 -32% #2,004
1940s 101 10 -14% #2,401
1950s 109 11 +8% #2,655
1960s 189 19 +73% #2,247
1970s 419 42 +122% #1,732
1980s 676 68 +61% #1,045
1990s 1,196 120 +77% #1,187
2000s 606 61 -49% #2,029
2010s 686 69 +13% #1,769
2020s (to 2025) 282 47 -31% #2,714

Where Allegra is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 33 0.02 outside top 500
2028 32 0.02 outside top 500
2029 32 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

Where Allegra is most popular

Girls named Allegra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.027 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Florida, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Allegra born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 35 0.088 +224%
Florida 20 0.047 +72%
California 36 0.043 +57%
Texas 17 0.021 -22%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Allegra

Allegra is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,979 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1902, 4,732 American babies have been named Allegra. Its peak came in 1988, when 154 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Allegra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Allegra?

The median living Allegra is about 30 years old; half are between 16 and 40. An estimated 4,200 people named Allegra are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Allegra year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 36 #3,979
2024 40 #3,760
2023 54 #3,047
2022 47 #3,369
2021 44 #3,494
2020 61 #2,714
2019 54 #3,003
2018 54 #3,006
2017 71 #2,510
2016 53 #3,100
2015 79 #2,340
2014 69 #2,560
2013 56 #2,976
2012 58 #2,937
2011 76 #2,417
2010 116 #1,769
2009 101 #2,029
2008 92 #2,172
2007 84 #2,293
2006 63 #2,780
2005 48 #3,212
2004 26 #4,954
2003 38 #3,662
2002 33 #3,893
2001 51 #2,846
2000 70 #2,239
1995 144 #1,187
1990 105 #1,479
1985 58 #1,906
1980 56 #1,904
1975 43 #2,024
1970 41 #2,018
1965 16 #3,150
1960 14 #3,358
1955 9 #4,073
1950 15 #2,655
1945 9 #3,138
1940 8 #3,216
1935 12 #2,441
1930 15 #2,203
1925 17 #2,197
1920 25 #1,668
1915 29 #1,318
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Allegra, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Allegra?

The median living Allegra is about 30 years old. Half of all living Allegras are between 16 and 40 years old.

How many people named Allegra are alive today?

An estimated 4,200 people named Allegra are alive in the United States, based on 4,732 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Allegra mean?

Borrowed from Italian Allegra, from allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.

How popular is the name Allegra in 2025?

Allegra ranked #3,979 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Allegra?

4,732 babies have been named Allegra in the United States since 1902, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Allegra most popular?

Allegra peaked in 1988, when 154 newborns received the name.

Is Allegra a boy or girl name?

Allegra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Allegra rising or falling?

Allegra is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Allegra become more popular?

Allegra is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 girls named Allegra in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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