Recorded 1952–2023 Girls' name Peak 2010 386 births

Alegra — girls' name

386 babies named Alegra in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51970s411980s481990s1042000s612010s1012020s21
1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Alegra was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

22 babies were named Alegra in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alegra

The Social Security Administration has registered 386 babies named Alegra between 1952 and 2023, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alegra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alegra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Alegra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alegra in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alegra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 386 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alegra at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

386

Since 1952

72 years of records

Peak year

2010

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1952

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2023

Alegra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1952

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2010)
22
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
0510152025 20232016201020001994198819761952 5

Alegra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
104 births that decade — 27% of Alegra's all-time total
1950s51960s51970s411980s481990s1042000s612010s1012020s21

Alegra by state

Where Alegra concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alegra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 6.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.3%
California share of Alegra's total US births 6.0%
Even split

23 of 386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alegra?
386 babies have been named Alegra since 1952. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2010 with 22 births.
When was Alegra most popular?
Alegra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Alegra most popular?
The top states for the name Alegra are California (23 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alegra been used?
Alegra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 72 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Alegra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.