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“cheerful”
/æˈleɪɡrə/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Allegra is a feminine given name documented in English and Italian. English Wiktionary traces it to Italian Allegra, with the stated meaning “cheerful”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Allegra (English, Italian), Allégra (French)
Meaning: “cheerful”
Borrowed from Italian Allegra, from allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 36 girls (rank 3975). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Allegra
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | 5 | 1,793 | observed |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | 13 | 1,300 | observed |
| 1912 | 7 | 2,360 | observed |
| 1913 | 14 | 1,601 | observed |
| 1914 | 10 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1915 | 29 | 1,317 | observed |
| 1916 | 26 | 1,445 | observed |
| 1917 | 25 | 1,507 | observed |
| 1918 | 24 | 1,645 | observed |
| 1919 | 23 | 1,698 | observed |
| 1920 | 25 | 1,666 | observed |
| 1921 | 16 | 2,282 | observed |
| 1922 | 16 | 2,291 | observed |
| 1923 | 20 | 1,944 | observed |
| 1924 | 13 | 2,661 | observed |
| 1925 | 17 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1926 | 23 | 1,772 | observed |
| 1927 | 18 | 2,095 | observed |
| 1928 | 15 | 2,284 | observed |
| 1929 | 11 | 2,737 | observed |
| 1930 | 15 | 2,202 | observed |
| 1931 | 15 | 2,105 | observed |
| 1932 | 8 | 3,274 | observed |
| 1933 | 14 | 2,161 | observed |
| 1934 | 16 | 2,003 | observed |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,439 | observed |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,857 | observed |
| 1937 | 10 | 2,735 | observed |
| 1938 | 10 | 2,730 | observed |
| 1939 | 9 | 2,922 | observed |
| 1940 | 8 | 3,208 | observed |
| 1941 | 13 | 2,397 | observed |
| 1942 | 12 | 2,666 | observed |
| 1943 | 13 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1944 | 7 | 3,687 | observed |
| 1945 | 9 | 3,132 | observed |
| 1946 | 13 | 2,739 | observed |
| 1947 | 8 | 4,007 | observed |
| 1948 | 9 | 3,593 | observed |
| 1949 | 9 | 3,612 | observed |
| 1950 | 15 | 2,652 | observed |
| 1951 | 7 | 4,385 | observed |
| 1952 | 9 | 3,796 | observed |
| 1953 | 14 | 2,921 | observed |
| 1954 | 6 | 5,148 | observed |
| 1955 | 9 | 4,069 | observed |
| 1956 | 16 | 2,929 | observed |
| 1957 | 13 | 3,309 | observed |
| 1958 | 7 | 4,890 | observed |
| 1959 | 13 | 3,436 | observed |
| 1960 | 14 | 3,357 | observed |
| 1961 | 16 | 3,189 | observed |
| 1962 | 17 | 3,033 | observed |
| 1963 | 21 | 2,704 | observed |
| 1964 | 13 | 3,692 | observed |
| 1965 | 16 | 3,149 | observed |
| 1966 | 17 | 3,040 | observed |
| 1967 | 18 | 2,963 | observed |
| 1968 | 29 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1969 | 28 | 2,454 | observed |
| 1970 | 41 | 2,017 | observed |
| 1971 | 36 | 2,212 | observed |
| 1972 | 34 | 2,222 | observed |
| 1973 | 51 | 1,732 | observed |
| 1974 | 33 | 2,348 | observed |
| 1975 | 43 | 2,023 | observed |
| 1976 | 54 | 1,747 | observed |
| 1977 | 44 | 2,124 | observed |
| 1978 | 37 | 2,390 | observed |
| 1979 | 46 | 2,147 | observed |
| 1980 | 56 | 1,904 | observed |
| 1981 | 51 | 2,028 | observed |
| 1982 | 37 | 2,532 | observed |
| 1983 | 44 | 2,198 | observed |
| 1984 | 51 | 1,991 | observed |
| 1985 | 58 | 1,906 | observed |
| 1986 | 48 | 2,170 | observed |
| 1987 | 64 | 1,812 | observed |
| 1988 | 154 | 1,044 | observed |
| 1989 | 113 | 1,354 | observed |
| 1990 | 105 | 1,479 | observed |
| 1991 | 101 | 1,537 | observed |
| 1992 | 122 | 1,357 | observed |
| 1993 | 113 | 1,426 | observed |
| 1994 | 94 | 1,608 | observed |
| 1995 | 144 | 1,187 | observed |
| 1996 | 129 | 1,318 | observed |
| 1997 | 152 | 1,194 | observed |
| 1998 | 142 | 1,272 | observed |
| 1999 | 94 | 1,719 | observed |
| 2000 | 70 | 2,236 | observed |
| 2001 | 51 | 2,844 | observed |
| 2002 | 33 | 3,889 | observed |
| 2003 | 38 | 3,655 | observed |
| 2004 | 26 | 4,949 | observed |
| 2005 | 48 | 3,212 | observed |
| 2006 | 63 | 2,778 | observed |
| 2007 | 84 | 2,293 | observed |
| 2008 | 92 | 2,172 | observed |
| 2009 | 101 | 2,029 | observed |
| 2010 | 116 | 1,769 | observed |
| 2011 | 76 | 2,416 | observed |
| 2012 | 58 | 2,935 | observed |
| 2013 | 56 | 2,973 | observed |
| 2014 | 69 | 2,560 | observed |
| 2015 | 79 | 2,340 | observed |
| 2016 | 53 | 3,100 | observed |
| 2017 | 71 | 2,508 | observed |
| 2018 | 54 | 3,004 | observed |
| 2019 | 54 | 3,002 | observed |
| 2020 | 61 | 2,712 | observed |
| 2021 | 44 | 3,491 | observed |
| 2022 | 47 | 3,365 | observed |
| 2023 | 54 | 3,047 | observed |
| 2024 | 40 | 3,758 | observed |
| 2025 | 36 | 3,975 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Allegra” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Top 100 Baby Names per sex, 2018-2025
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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