Girls' name · since 1952
Alegra
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 386 babies named Alegra, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 386
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alegra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 386 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alegra has been recorded 386 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2023.
- #13,792 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 386 born since 1952
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alegra ranks #13,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 386 born since 1952, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 386
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alegra's 386 recorded births place it above 80.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alegra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alegra's full recorded timeline at 1998, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alegra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2023
- Peak year (2010)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Alegra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (104 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Alegra's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alegra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 104 births (27% of all-time use).
Alegra by state
Where Alegra concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
23 of 386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alegra's data
- Alegra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alegras (23 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alegra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1952–2023 (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 Alegra 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.