Girls' name · since 1902
Allegra
4,732 babies named Allegra in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,732
- born since 1902
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,732 babies have been named Allegra since 1902, making it today's #3983 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Allegra recorded 4,732 times among girls since 1902, holding rank #3983 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #2,670 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,983 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,732 born since 1902
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allegra ranks #2,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,983 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,732 born since 1902, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,732
- born since 1902
- 1990s
- peak decade
Allegra's 4,732 recorded births place it above 96.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Allegra compares
4,732 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Allegra's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allegra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,732 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 21 | 19,840 |
Allegra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Allegra splits its recorded history at 1968: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1902 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 154 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Allegra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Allegra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,196 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Allegra's strongest decade.
1,196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Allegra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 171
1910s
171 births
- 1920s 174
1920s
174 births
- 1930s 118
1930s
118 births
- 1940s 101
1940s
101 births
- 1950s 109
1950s
109 births
- 1960s 189
1960s
189 births
- 1970s 419
1970s
419 births
- 1980s
1980s
676 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,196 births
- 2000s
2000s
606 births
- 2010s
2010s
686 births
- 2020s 282
2020s
282 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,196 births (25% of all-time use).
How Allegra 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 Allegra's total volume
Allegra by state
Where Allegra concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 699 | 14.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 495 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 227 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 127 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 75 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 54 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 51 | 1.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 47 | 1.0% |
699 of 4,732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Allegra appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Allegra's data
- Allegra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,196 total births); usage has since declined to 282 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Allegras (699 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 Allegra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Allegra 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.