US rank #5303 Girls' name Peak 1999 658 births

Alura — #5303 US girls' name

658 babies named Alura in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101970s51980s301990s1702000s1872010s1592020s97
#5303
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Alura was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

34 babies were named Alura in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alura

The Social Security Administration has registered 658 babies named Alura between 1932 and 2024, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alura currently holds the #5303 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alura performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alura shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Alura in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alura 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 658 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.

Alura at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

658

Since 1932

93 years of records

Peak year

1999

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,303

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1932

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1932

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
34
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199419891932 5

Alura by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
187 births that decade — 28% of Alura's all-time total
1930s101970s51980s301990s1702000s1872010s1592020s97

Alura by state

Where Alura concentrates geographically — total births since 1932

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alura
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
10 1.5%
#2 Ohio
5 0.8%
Pennsylvania share of Alura's total US births 1.5%
Even split

10 of 658 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alura?
658 babies have been named Alura since 1932. It currently ranks #5303 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 34 births.
When was Alura most popular?
Alura was most popular in the 2000s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Alura most popular?
The top states for the name Alura are Pennsylvania (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Alura been used?
Alura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 93 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alura?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aluna, Aluel, Alula, Aluney, and 2 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, 1932–2024 (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.