Girls' name · since 1932
Alura
Alura has 682 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 682
- born since 1932
- 2000s
- peak decade
682 babies have been named Alura since 1932, making it today's #5266 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alura recorded 682 times among girls since 1932, holding rank #5266 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #9,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,266 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 682 born since 1932
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alura ranks #9,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,266 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 682 born since 1932, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 682
- born since 1932
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alura's 682 recorded births place it above 86.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Alura compares
682 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Alura's all-time total is 81% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alura | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 682 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alura splits its recorded history at 2005: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Alura by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (187 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Alura's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Alura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 187 births (27% of all-time use).
How Alura 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 Alura's total volume
Alura by state
Where Alura concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
10 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alura's data
- Alura's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (187 total births) through the 2020s (121) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Aluras (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Alura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Alura 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.