How Many People Are Named Allegra?
people named Allegra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 82,736 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,732 babies named Allegra in Social Security records from 1902 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
154 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian. It is not a traditional Italian name. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Allegra in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Allegra alive today is about 30 years old, and 50% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Allegra first appears in the records in 1902 and was given most often in 1988, to 154 babies. In 2025, 36 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1902 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Allegra has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,044, in 1988. In 2025 it ranked #3,978.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,978 |
| Best rank | #1,044 (1988) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,404 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Allegra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Allegra were born in California than in any other state: about 684 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Allegra was given 3.7 times as often in New York, 2.5 times in California and 1.3 times in Florida.
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