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Allegra

Girl

Meaning of Allegra: Italian: 'joyful'

Allegra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3816th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 708th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3816

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#708

53 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,732

First recorded 1902 · peak 1988

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 51 babies1982: 37 babies1983: 44 babies1984: 51 babies1985: 58 babies1986: 48 babies1987: 64 babies1988: 154 babies1989: 113 babies1990: 105 babies19901991: 101 babies1992: 122 babies1993: 113 babies1994: 94 babies1995: 144 babies1996: 129 babies1997: 152 babies1998: 142 babies1999: 94 babies2000: 70 babies20002001: 51 babies2002: 33 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 63 babies2007: 84 babies2008: 92 babies2009: 101 babies2010: 116 babies20102011: 76 babies2012: 58 babies2013: 56 babies2014: 69 babies2015: 79 babies2016: 53 babies2017: 71 babies2018: 54 babies2019: 54 babies2020: 61 babies20202021: 44 babies2022: 47 babies2023: 54 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Allegra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 154.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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