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Allegra

/ɑˈlɛɡɹə/ · 100% girls · 36 born in 2025

Allegra has been given to about 4,732 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɑˈlɛɡɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,216
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Allegra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 154
  • Born in 202536
  • All time4,732
  • England & Wales, 2025#760 · 49

How popular is Allegra?

Its best year was 1988, when 154 babies were given the name, ranking 1045th. The typical living American called Allegra is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Allegra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alexa0.67
  2. Alora0.68
  3. Alena0.67
  4. Alesha0.67
  5. Aletha0.67
  6. Aleta0.67
  7. Alondra0.63
  8. Aleena0.63

Middle names for Allegra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Allegra Rose0.89
  2. Allegra Louise0.89
  3. Allegra June0.88
  4. Allegra Pearl0.88
  5. Allegra Quinn0.88
  6. Allegra Nell0.88

Sibling names for Allegra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.88
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.88
  3. Vicentebrother · 0.87
  4. Noemisister · 0.86
  5. Hassanbrother · 0.86
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.86

Where Allegra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Allegra White0.84
  2. Allegra Reyes0.84
  3. Allegra Nguyen0.84
  4. Allegra Moore0.84
  5. Allegra Lee0.84
  6. Allegra Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Allegra

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Allegra across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.