Girls' name · since 1946
Allura
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 923 babies named Allura, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
923 babies have been named Allura since 1946, making it today's #3530 girls' name.
Allura has 923 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3530 as of the latest data, more common than 80% 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 1946 to 2025.
- #7,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,530 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 923 born since 1946
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allura ranks #7,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,530 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 923 born since 1946, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 923
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Allura's 923 recorded births place it above 89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Allura compares
923 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Allura's all-time total is 145% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allura | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 923 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Allura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Allura's full recorded timeline at 2006, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Allura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Allura by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (272 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Allura's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Allura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
259 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 272 births (29% of all-time use).
How Allura 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 Allura's total volume
Allura by state
Where Allura concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
21 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Allura's data
- Allura's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (272 total births) through the 2020s (210) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alluras (21 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 Allura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Allura 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.