Girls' name · since 1918
Alora
Alora has 11,893 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #195 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,893
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
11,893 babies have been named Alora since 1918, making it today's #195 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alora recorded 11,893 times among girls since 1918, holding rank #195 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #1,503 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #195 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,893 born since 1918
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alora ranks #1,503 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #195 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,893 born since 1918, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #195 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,893
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alora's 11,893 recorded births place it above 97.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alora compares
11,893 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Alora's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,893 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,614 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alora's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,614, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,614
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Alora by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6,830 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Alora's strongest decade.
6,830 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Alora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 136
1980s
136 births
- 1990s 946
1990s
946 births
- 2000s 1,561
2000s
1,561 births
- 2010s 2,280
2010s
2,280 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,830 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6,830 births (57% of all-time use).
How Alora 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 Alora's total volume
Alora by state
Where Alora concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,144 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 1,061 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 809 | 6.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 482 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 465 | 3.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 429 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 426 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 353 | 3.0% |
1,144 of 11,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Alora appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alora's data
- Texas records the most Aloras (1,144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Alora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Alora 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.