US rank #10456 Girls' name Peak 2011 235 births

Alegria — #10456 US girls' name

235 babies named Alegria in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s101990s472000s682010s712020s34
#10456
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Alegria was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

18 babies were named Alegria in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alegria

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Alegria between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alegria currently holds the #10456 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alegria performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alegria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alegria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alegria 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 235 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.

Alegria at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

235

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2011

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,456

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alegria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
18
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 202420182014201020062002199519841975 5

Alegria by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
71 births that decade — 30% of Alegria's all-time total
1970s51980s101990s472000s682010s712020s34

Alegria by state

Where Alegria concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alegria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 6.0%
California share of Alegria's total US births 6.0%

14 of 235 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alegria?
235 babies have been named Alegria since 1975. It currently ranks #10456 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 18 births.
When was Alegria most popular?
Alegria was most popular in the 2010s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Alegria most popular?
The top states for the name Alegria are California (14 births).
How long has the name Alegria been used?
Alegria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alegria?
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, 1975–2024 (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.