Allura: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,520

among girls · ↑1,506 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Allura · +65% vs 2024

How common

1 in 37,378

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

43 babies

All-time total

923

#7,947 all-time among girls

First recorded

1946

in Social Security records

Allura popularity over time

923 babies have been named Allura since 1946, 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

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	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	7	1	–	#4,002
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#8,456
1980s	19	2	+280%	#4,679
1990s	151	15	+695%	#4,208
2000s	272	27	+80%	#3,994
2010s	259	26	-5%	#4,150
2020s (to 2025)	210	35	+35%	#3,520

Where Allura 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	44	0.03	outside top 500
2027	44	0.03	outside top 500
2028	45	0.03	outside top 500
2029	45	0.03	outside top 500
2030	45	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Allura

Allura is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,520 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 923 American babies have been named Allura. Its peak came in 2022, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Allura stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Allura?

The median living Allura is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 23. An estimated 900 people named Allura are alive in the United States today.

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

Allura year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	43	#3,520
2024	26	#5,026
2023	31	#4,463
2022	43	#3,600
2021	33	#4,251
2020	34	#4,081
2019	31	#4,439
2018	34	#4,150
2017	30	#4,583
2016	31	#4,535
2015	18	#6,734
2014	17	#7,004
2013	21	#6,027
2012	19	#6,596
2011	33	#4,364
2010	25	#5,426
2009	27	#5,232
2008	31	#4,767
2007	34	#4,385
2006	29	#4,818
2005	24	#5,278
2004	35	#3,994
2003	17	#6,595
2002	27	#4,504
2001	26	#4,570
2000	22	#5,155
1995	16	#5,682
1990	7	#10,234
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Allura?

The median living Allura is about 15 years old. Half of all living Alluras are between 6 and 23 years old.

How many people named Allura are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Allura are alive in the United States, based on 923 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Allura in 2025?

Allura ranked #3,520 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Allura?

923 babies have been named Allura in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Allura most popular?

Allura peaked in 2022, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Allura a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Allura rising or falling?

Allura is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Allura become more popular?

Allura looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 45 girls named Allura in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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