Girls' name · since 1988
Alaura
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,826 babies named Alaura, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,675 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,826
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaura is the #3675 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,826 recorded since 1988.
Alaura has 1,826 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3675 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #4,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,675 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,826 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaura ranks #4,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,675 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,826 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,675 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,826
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alaura's 1,826 recorded births place it above 93.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alaura compares
1,826 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alaura's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaura | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,826 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alaura splits its recorded history at 2007: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alaura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Alaura by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (546 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Alaura's strongest decade.
546 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Alaura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
442 births
- 2000s
2000s
546 births
- 2010s
2010s
453 births
- 2020s
2020s
308 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 546 births (30% of all-time use).
How Alaura compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alaura's total volume
Alaura by state
Where Alaura concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 119 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Washington | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.6% |
119 of 1,826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Alaura appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alaura's data
- Alaura's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (546 total births) through the 2020s (308) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alauras (119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alaura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alaura draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.